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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris

Address ‘non-existent’ severe ME care or risk further deaths, UK health minister told

Maeve Boothby O’Neill
Maeve Boothby O’Neill died in October 2021 after living with ME for more than a decade. Photograph: Family/PA

A coroner has urged the UK health secretary, Wes Streeting, to address the “non-existent” care available to people with severe ME or risk further deaths like that of Maeve Boothby O’Neill.

The Devon coroner, Deborah Archer, who heard Boothby O’Neill’s inquest, also called on the government and NHS leaders to ensure there is more training for medics on treating patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis, and additional funding for research on the condition.

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