Clinical Network Update August 2007 |
The board of the Clinical Network is made up of the Clinical Champion Dr Gavin Spickett, Coordinator Louise Wilson, and representatives from each of the 4 Local Multi-Disciplinary Teams. Representation from the Tees area is invited. Jennifer Elliott is Chair of the Network, and Philip Burns, our own Chairman, is the regional patient representative. Meetings are held 3 times per year at different venues across the region. An annual strategic review is also held to bring the teams together, to share experiences and challenges, and to prepare an outline of the way forward. The 3rd Strategic Review was held in early July, and below are some of the key points ME North East would like to highlight: • Each team is seeing 5-10 referrals per month. Waiting time is approximately 2-3 months. In total around 500 patients have been seen to date. Future Plans include; • Development of paediatric services across the region starting with a task to review the level of need including training to deliver services. Clinical Champion Dr Gavin Spickett is fully supportive of the Tees area providing local CFS/ME services and has communicated this to the Tees Commissioners. It is clear from all involved in this review, there is a great deal of skill, enthusiasm and determination to work in this field, and continue to develop and improve services. We have continuously asked those who have been referred to give us feedback, to date we haven’t heard from enough to make any judgement. If you have been seen by the CFS/ME team in your area – we would like to hear of your experiences. We have a short questionnaire you could complete that would help us (click here) |