ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 24/12/20256) There's this view that patients with unexplained symptoms such as ME/CFS are "frequent attenders" who overconsume medical care. Chestons interviews, however, give view, one of patients suffering alone and not getting the basic care they need. 1349
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 24/12/20257) "my qualitative data", Cheston writes, "suggest that a proportion of these patients have actually disengaged from NHS services." 1304
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 24/12/20258) "The sheer magnitude of the unmet needs is devastating: this population live with disabling and life-limiting symptoms, yet they feel alone and abandoned, receiving little to no institutional support, care or recognition of their suffering." 23810