NHS England online GP appointments survey

NHS England are asking for the public’s views on having access to GP appointments online in the near future. Would they be helpful? Do you have any concerns about using them?

Mass Observation Archive to include diaries from people with M.E. – join in!

On May 12th every year since 1937, UK citizens have been contributing a diary to the Mass Observation Archive. This year there’s a special focus on people with M.E.

More power to you: M.E. patients found to be the least empowered

How can we become more empowered, and what do health professionals need to know to enable this?

Take part in the Yorkshire Health Study

Here’s an opportunity to get M.E. and other long term conditions you may have on the map if you live in Yorkshire and there are some interesting results so far on chronic pain and health inequalities.

Research and healthcare must involve people with M.E. to move forward

There’s a gaping chasm between what’s provided and what people with M.E. need. From where I’m sitting, as a patient first and health professional second, the only way to get what we need is to collaborate. In this blog I show the ways patients are becoming more involved in research and healthcare.

Making decisions about our health

Research shows that if we make decisions about our health ourselves, there will be better outcomes for us. In this blog post I look at UK health policy on this and what to consider when making health decisions.

Prescription Charges Coalition campaign for free prescriptions

A campaign has been launched by a group of organisations calling for an end to prescription charges in England for working people with long term conditions.

What can you do to help someone with M.E. feel less isolated?

Find out what you can do right now to make someone you know with M.E. feel more included and less isolated.

Giving feedback about our healthcare: The NHS Friends and Family Test

I’ve written this blog to explain what the NHS Friends and Family Test is, and how we can use this to give feedback on our experiences of using the NHS.