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Long Covid: Health Services

Commons · Question 43679 · Tabled 2 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Ward

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on clinical support staff of referring patients with long covid to ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome specialist services.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 11 Apr 2025

While no assessment has been made, NHS England has published commissioning guidance for post-Covid services which sets out the principles of care for people with long COVID.There is also specific advice for healthcare professionals to manage long COVID. P...