A leading ME expert has told an inquest there is still no hospital ward in England capable of managing patients with the illness, and said it was a “travesty” that some medical professionals did not believe it was a real physical condition.
Speaking at the inquest of Maeve Boothby O’Neill, a woman who died with ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome) in 2021, Dr David Strain expressed concern at aspects of her treatment at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital.
