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Jun 17 8 tweets 2 min read
1/7 "The APPG held its most recent meeting of the Parliament on Wednesday 14 May. This was the first joint-meeting with the APPG on Long Covid, also Chaired by @JoPlattLeigh MP."
appgme.co.uk/meetings/minut… 2/7 "The Rt Hon @stephenctimms was in attendance for item 1, to outline and discuss the government’s plans to address employment and benefits for disabled people, and concerns held by members of the APPG surrounding the plans..."
Dec 10, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
1/9 Yes. The MOD have updated their recruitment criteria, here's a thread on the recent changes regarding #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis... it's shocking! 🧵 2/9 The MOD uses the 'Joint Service Manual of Medical Fitness' to determine who is fit and unfit for recruitment. A recent FOl request in October 2024 here, , requested an up to date copy. The MOD replied in November 2024.whatdotheyknow.com/request/jsp_95…
Dec 2, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
1/12 @SNEEICB_WS @SNEEICB_IES @SNEEICB_NEE Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking to create a combined #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis & #CFS and #LongCovid service, , here is a thread on the @DWPgovuk #statxplore #PIP data 🧵 find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035796-…Image 2/12 The data below is from April 2013 to July 2024. Clearances means processed applications (Awarded + Disallowed). Enhanced = higher rate | Standard = lower rate. The DWP calls ME "Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)" and Long Covid "Coronavirus COVID-19"
Sep 29, 2024 10 tweets 3 min read
1/6 Thank you for the interest in the DWP's PIP data's recent reclassification of ME/CFS from Musculoskeletal to Neurological. I've just discovered how to use the DWP's 'Stat-Xplore' and have found the ME/CFS and Long Covid data interesting... see graphs below! 📈 2/6 Here is ME, or as the DWP calls it 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome'. Looks like there has been a recent uptick in 'PIP Clearances' Image
Sep 28, 2024 13 tweets 4 min read
Can someone help me find out how the DWP classifies ME and LC? The IFS, FT, think tanks and journalists are frequently referencing DWP PIP data. The data shows 'Mental and Behavioural Disorders' and 'Musculoskeletal Diseases' as rising the fastest. DWP data misleading? Can someone trawl through the raw data to see? I don’t know if this is the correct place… stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/log…