Health Care Needs Assessment for those Experiencing CFS/ME
Project Background
The Scottish Government requested ScotPHN to undertake this needs assessment.
Aim of Project
ScotPHN is currently undertaking a needs assessment of services for patients with CFS/ME. The needs assessment is a national project and aims to incorporate the views of patients and clinicians from across Scotland.
Lead Author
The lead author is Phil Mackie, ScotPHN Lead Consultant and Senior Specialist in Public Health, NHS Lothian.
Project Group
The work of the needs assessment is guided by a project group, chaired by Dr Derek Cox (Director of Public Health, NHS Dumfries and Galloway).
In addition to the lead author and the chair, the membership of this group includes;
• Ann Conacher, ScotPHN Co-ordinator and researcher
• Susan Webster (Project Co-ordinator, Action for ME)
• Josephine Pravinkumar (Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Ayrshire and Arran)
• Rona Dougall (Public Health Resource Unit, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)
• Peter Shishodia (GP, Lothian LMC)
Project documents
Notes from the Service Consultation Event held on 9 June coming soon.
Timescale
Scheduled for completion summer 2008.
Status/Update
Service deliverer consultation event held on 9 June 2008
Stakeholder consultation on 23 June 2008
For more information on these and other ScotPHN events, please visit our Events page
Contact
For further details on this project, you may contact Ann Conacher, ScotPHN Co-ordinator.
Telephone: 0141 354 2979
Email: scotphn@health.scot.nhs.uk