Question follow-through · 9967

Long Covid: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the treatment of long covid in the NHS.

answeredSarah GreenDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Oct 2024
Target answer date
24 Oct 2024
Answer
24 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the treatment of long covid in the NHS.

  2. 24 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Since 2020, the National Health Service in England has invested significantly in supporting people with long COVID. This includes setting up specialist post-COVID services nationwide for adults, and children and young people, as well as investing in ensur...

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