The Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education, and Department for Work and Pensions are asking for views on an interim delivery plan to improve the experiences of people with ME/CFS.
The plan notes that adults with ME/CFS and unpaid carers can struggle to access informed and appropriate social care support. and that most people want to live in their own homes and communities wherever possible.
An agreed action in the plan is to increase awareness by September 2024 among people with ME/CFS and unpaid carers of the support available from adult social care and how to access it by collaborating with stakeholders to disseminate information.
There is also an action to support adult social care staff to have sufficient knowledge of ME/CFS to enable them to adopt a person-centred approach when assessing needs and supporting individuals.
The consultation closes on 4 October 2023.
