Our Partners | MECFS Canterbury

Our Health Partners

Since 2019, we have met regularly with managers at Te Whatu Ora (formerly CDHB, Canterbury District Health Board) to raise awareness of ME/CFS, discuss our services, develop educational opportunities for health professionals, and ensure that people with ME/CFS have access to standard services from the health sector when entry criteria is met.

We have worked with the clinical editors of the HealthPathways, Allied Healthways and HealthInfo websites during this time to provide evidence-based information for medical professionals, allied health professionals and the public.

As a result of our education programme and partnership with Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha (Health New Zealand - Canterbury), we have observed that more General Practitioners are comfortable assessing, diagnosing, and supporting people with ME/CFS.

HealthPathways

HealthPathways is a website that offers clinicians locally agreed information to make the right decisions together with patients, at the point of care. The guidance for ME/CFS is based on the IOM 2015 diagnostic criteria promoted by the CDC.

Let your GP know that there is clinical guidance for ME/CFS on Health Pathways or give them a copy of our letter about it.

HealthInfo

HealthInfo is a health information website for the general public in parts of the South Island.

The website has a mix of health information, including factsheets on different topics and descriptions of local health services and support organisations. It also has links to recommended websites for further reading and research. The information about ME/CFS on HealthInfo can be found here.

Allied Healthways

The Allied Healthways website provides guidance for allied health professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists and psychologists. Pathways provide clear and concise guidance for assessing and managing a patient with a particular symptom or condition. Information about ME/CFS is included in the PhysioFITT programme and Chronic Fatigue topics.

Our Funding Partners

What we do is only made possible by the community trusts, gaming trusts, government agencies and individuals who have contributed financially over recent years to the operation of MECFS Canterbury.

Please accept our gratitude for helping us to make a difference for our local ME/CFS community.