The ME Association, external (MEA) said the government must go “much further” to improve medical care and funding for “much needed” biomedical research.
It added that currently most research studies for ME/CFS are funded by the charity sector.
Dr Charles Shepherd, a medical adviser with the MEA, said the plan does not align with the 2021 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, which suggested making referral services more accessible in hospitals.
He added there were “low level” positives to the plan, including the approach to broaden education about the illness in the NHS and in schools.
However, he added, the positives were “far outweighed” by the “serious failures” regarding the approach to improving medical care and funding for research.