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Long Covid: Twickenham

Answer

Commissioning, service provision and staffing of long COVID services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards.

General practitioners (GPs) continue to act as the primary point of contact to ensure patients receive the appropriate advice and care. Patients experiencing symptoms of long COVID are advised to seek support from their GP in the usual way.

A directory of public health, community, and voluntary sector resources has been developed and is available to local GPs and primary care partners. This directory enables healthcare professionals to signpost patients to a wide range of local support services that address the various impacts of long COVID. Further information on the support services available in the Twickenham constituency is available at the following link:

https://www.kingstonandrichmond.nhs.uk/patients-and-families/patient-leaflets/long-covid-information

At a national level, NHS England has also published commissioning guidance for post-COVID services, which sets out the principles of care for people with long COVID.

Between 2019/20 and 2023/24, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research and Medical Research Council, we have invested over £57 million on research into long COVID, with almost £40 million of this through two specific research calls on long COVID. The funded projects aim to improve our understanding of the diagnosis and underlying mechanisms of the disease and the effectiveness of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies and interventions, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical care.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

45868

Session

2024-26

Subjects

Twickenham Long covid

Link

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