Bedfordshire Chronic Fatigue Service
What do we offer?
Bedfordshire Chronic Fatigue Service provides multi-disciplinary assessment, diagnosis and treatment for people living in Bedfordshire with medically unexplained fatigue as their main symptom. For people registered with Luton GPs, referrals can only be accepted once funding has been agreed.
What do we do?
We help clients to understand and manage their symptoms so that they can have a better quality of life and engage in activities which are most meaningful to them. For those who do not receive a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome, the team will we offer advice and signpost to more appropriate services. This service offers NICE recommended Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Graded Activity Management (GAM).
Who We Are
Our team consists of:
• Physiotherapists
• Occupational Therapist
• CBT Therapist
• Clinical Psychologist
• Assistant Psychologist
In addition, we can offer advice and liaison for work and study difficulties.
Treatment sessions are offered at 2 locations Dunstable and Bedford. We offer up to 12 fortnightly 50 minute sessions. Clients need to be able to get to appointments, although we are flexible and can provide some sessions via telephone and video calls.
We also provide 3 and 6 month follow up review sessions to enable clients to problem solve any difficulties and build on improvements made. We welcome input from partners/carers if clients wish and always try to guide and support them in their caring role.
We are also happy to provide advice and consultation to other health professionals to assist them in the management of their patients living with fatigue. Please call or email (details below).
Our assessments take place at our central base:
Bedfordshire Chronic Fatigue Service
Mountbatten House
56 High Street South
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 3HD
Hours of operation
The service operates Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00.
How to contact service
Tel: Single Point of Access (SPoA) 0345 6024064
Email: beds.cfs@nhs.net