I realise that some of you are familiar with the report but let me just give you a few quotes to refresh your memory. Functional disability may be marked in CFS - the greater the impairment, the greater the psychological morbidity. CBT is a promising and cost-effective approach that has been recommended for the outpatient management of CFS, although up to 12 sessions may be required. The treatment is safe and acceptable. The prevention of disability, particularly in primary care, requires encouragement to be active.
Prolonged rest is known to be associated with secondary disabiltiy.
This appears to endorse the advice often given to sufferers to 'live within your limits', which carries a risk of perpetuating disability. We emphasise the deleterious effects of unproven illness beliefs such as the fear that any activity which causes an increase in fatigue is damaging. Research suggests that catastrophic or dysfunctional beliefs are common in CFS patients and are related to disability. That will give you an idea of the advice that the Royal Colleges report provided to the British Health Department. And regretfully, It's clear that the Australian government is following the lead of the British Health Establishment.