'An innovative and exciting project with a new member of staff to drive improvements'

This project will provide a tailor made domiciliary service to help and support people with severe ME/CFS who are housebound, struggling, and unable to access the care they need as a result of disability and isolation.

We will support people on a one-to-one basis to put together a care package to enable access to services both from the statutory sector (health, education, social services and welfare benefits) and from a network of local voluntary service providers. (Age Concern, CAB, Carer organisations etc.)

Funding has been awarded for a 5 year project, with detailed targets, milestones of achievement and outcome measures. We believe we have developed an exciting and innovative project that will help a large number of people directly, and with the knowledge and skills we will learn from the people we work with, we can help a greater number from the resources, contacts and advice we gather.

Lisa Mcloughlin took up the post of Advocacy\Support Worker in mid January and first visits have been carried out with Lisa and Jennifer to a number of our severely affected ME members. We have produced an information leaflet on the services we can provide (available from the office) and this will be widely circulated across the Northern region.

Lisa will be providing regular reports in future editions of Focus.

“Best news I have heard for a long time. Huge congratulations to you for your perseverance and efforts. This will be an enormous step forward.”

Dr. Gavin Spickett Clinical Champion
CFS/ME Services across the Northern Region