Frontman of huge Scottish band to join Holyrood rally
Stuart Murdoch, frontman of Belle and Sebastian, will join campaigners to call for urgent action on ME (Myalgic encephalomyelitis).
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He and other people with the condition, which is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, will hold a rally outside the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday.
Murdoch has previously spoken about how living with ME left him feeling 'invisible' and like a 'non-person'.
(Image: Image: Newsquest) It comes as the group ME Action Scotland is concerned new funding for the condition will not be allocated.
The most recent Scottish Government Budget set aside £4.5 million for ME, long Covid and similar conditions.
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Janet Sylvester, trustee at ME Action Scotland, said: 'We're raising a red alert and calling on the Government to get plans in place so that funding can start going out to health boards and begin to make changes to the dire situation in Scotland.
'We welcomed the budget commitment but it won't mean anything if the money isn't actually spent. Now that the budget year has started, the clock is ticking.
'Our major concern is that it will take so long to allocate the funding that the health boards will not have time to spend it in this financial year, as has happened with past long Covid funding.'
While there is not a straightforward diagnosis for ME, symptoms can include feeling tired all the time and having difficulty sleeping.
For more information on the condition, visit ww.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/
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