Refer him to another GP that actually believes in the condition and see if he
gets a positive diagnosis?
Pauline.
Pauline McInnes
Development Officer (Disabilities)
Cardiff University
47 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
Tel: 02920 870004
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Help - we have a recently arrived Chinese student claiming chronic fatigue
syndrome, armed with a sheaf of internet pages about it - no medical
evidence to prove he has it - our local GP doesn't believe it exists ......
What do we do?
Dr. John S Conway
Disability Officer
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 6JS
Phone +44 (0) 1285 652531 ext 2234
Fax +44 (0) 1285 650219
http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/
<http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/~john_conway/>
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Subject: Time for a little controversy
Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome set to become the 'new' Dyslexia?
Discuss
St.John Skeates
Awards Section
Bedfordshire County Council
Direct Line 01234 718744
Addendum
Thinking (though not necessarily advocating) along the lines of:
Increasing number of cases
Difficulty/controversy regarding diagnosis
High level of IT support recommended
Impact of disability focussed on study rather than everyday life
"Fashionable" among certain socio-economic groups
Perceived as a middle class disability
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