That the Parliament commends the important work of #MEAction Scotland and its dedication to supporting and campaigning for health equality for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) across Scotland; understands that ME, otherwise known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a profoundly debilitating, complex, energy-limiting disease, affecting multiple systems within the body, and currently affects around 58,000 people in Scotland, with increasing numbers of those with long COVID meeting the diagnosis for ME; believes that #MEAction Scotland is doing essential work, including raising awareness of the connection with long COVID and promoting the findings of the Prevention of Future Deaths Report published in England in October 2024, which was carried out after the death of 27-year-old Maeve Boothby O’Neill, who had severe ME, and expresses gratitude to, and admiration for, the staff and volunteers at #MEAction Scotland for campaigning to help make sure that those with ME in Scotland have access to the appropriate care, support and specialist treatment now and in the future.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Maggie Chapman, Stephen Kerr, Monica Lennon, John Mason, Paul Sweeney