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
Paediatric ME/CFS service (under 16s):
- Consultant: Dr Neil Davidson
- Specialist physiotherapist: Victoria Harbottle
- Specialist psychologist: Dr Heather Borrill
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
- Paediatric ME/ CFS service
- Offers medical assessment for children and young people (aged under 16) with suspected ME/ CFS
- Offers therapy for children and young people (aged under 16) with ME/ CFS
- Young people who require ongoing support will be offered transition to the adult service between the ages of 16 and 18.
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
North Tyneside
Newcastle / Gateshead
Northumberland
Northumberland (JMAPS) – You may need a GP referral into this service.
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.
