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Welcome to the North of Tyne ME/CFS service
We are made up of:
- The secondary care (hospital)-based diagnostic team.
- The community-based rehabilitation and management team.
- A paediatric service.
Meet the teams
North of Tyne ME/CFS Service (adults):
- Medical lead: Dr Brendan Payne
- Patients are also seen by other medical consultants from the Infectious Diseases Team, based at the RVI.
- Therapy lead and specialist psychologist: Dr Evelyn Jannetta
- Cognitive behavioural therapist: Dr Luis Salayandia
- Specialist physiotherapists: Matthew Chase, Elaine Nyman
Services for people with chronic fatigue
North of Tyne ME/CFS service:
- Offers medical assessment for adult patients with suspected ME/ CFS
- Offers therapy for adult patients with ME/ CFS
We are the service for you if you are seeking a diagnosis of ME/CFS or support with managing the condition.
- If you are a GP (or other health professional) looking for guidance regarding ME/ CFS.
- If you are a person living with ongoing fatigue looking for support.
We are not able to offer support for people with fatigue with a clear cause (such as persistent pain, MS, primary sleep disorders, mood disorders…).
Other related services
Chronic pain services
- Patients with chronic pain often also have significant fatigue symptoms.
- If chronic pain is the major symptom, you should be seen in the chronic pain service.
Self-referral physio/pain teams
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– You may need a GP referral into .
Mental health services
Patients with mental health difficulties (such as depression) often have significant fatigue symptoms
- Mental health difficulties are treated by your GP or your community mental health team.
- We are not able to treat active mental health difficulties in our chronic fatigue services.
Sleep service
- Patients with sleep disorders often have significant fatigue symptoms
The Sleep Service assesses and treats patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and other sleep disorders.