“Specialist ME/CFS Services Vital as Patients Demand Better Care, Experts Say” — what this page in the network covers. The Guardian Health Oct 1, 2026 • 4:39 PM 1 views George Monbiot’s recent article highlighting the neglect of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has sparked a crucial debate about patient care, but experts caution against conflating two distinct issues: how patients have been treated and what the evidence actually says about causes and treatments.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has already updated its guidelines, no longer recommending the old form of graded exercise therapy that increased activity on a fixed schedule regardless of symptoms—a change welcomed by patient advocates who long argued it caused harm. While Monbiot is right that severe ME/CFS patients deserve far better, the letter urges a focus on specialist services rather than broad-brush claims. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.