~ The Chair’s Blog ~
I am aware that you haven’t heard from me for a while. But please don’t think I haven’t been busy over the summer months because it really has been a busy period and actually finding the time to just sit down and update you has not been easy. Anyway,...
So here I am again, on the train bound for London. The journey will take me via Gloucester because the Severn Tunnel is closed. This detour adds another hour to my journey. However I’m not moaning as I’ll get to see the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral...
Last week I was at a NICE consultation which was looking at the problems with the diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalopathy (or encephalomyelitis). Because there are so many contentious issues concerning the disease NICE are going to take a good look at the subject and...
I’ve been busy reading new Guidelines for the National Institute for Care and Health Excellence (NICE). I am a Registered Stakeholder of NICE as Chairman of the Pernicious Anaemia Society. And as a Registered Stakeholder I am often asked to...
Another meeting – this time in Bath. And it was with two representatives of one of the Active B12 Platforms to discuss how the society could help to convince laboratories that they need to start to offer the Active B12 test which is better than the current total serum...
Last week I was in London (again) for a training session that was for Stakeholders in the National Institute for Care and Clinical Excellence (NICE). I’m registered as a stakeholder for the following Guidelines: Depression in adults with a chronic physical health...
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