ME/CFS and Long Covid

Dr Gavin Spickett is a retired consultant in immunology, allergy, and general medicine. He trained in medicine at the University of Oxford and earned his DPhil at the MRC Cellular Immunology Unit, Oxford. He completed general medical training in Ipswich and trained in immunology, allergy, and immunopathology at the MRC Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, and the Department of Immunology at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. In 1991, he took up the position of consultant clinical immunologist, allergist, and general physician in Newcastle, where he worked until retirement in 2021. During his career, he developed the Regional Clinical Immunology and Allergy service and the associated laboratory service. He established and led the Regional Chronic Fatigue Network and was the lead clinician for ME/CFS at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. In 2017, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK Primary Immunodeficiency Network for his work for patients with primary immunodeficiencies.

• Acknowledgements Preface 1: The history of chronic fatigue 2: When to suspect ME/CFS or Long Covid 3: The diagnosis of chronic fatigue 4: Primary ME/CFS or Long Covid versus secondary chronic fatigue 5: Theories of causation 6: What do you tell a patient? 7: Young people with chronic fatigue 8: What therapies are helpful? 9: What drug treatments are available? 10: Prognosis 11: Work, school & university 12: Benefits & pensions 13: Conclusions Appendices Index