Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people with mental health difficulties as a result of long covid.

On 7 October NHS England announced £10 million of investment to establish a network of specialist clinics in England to support patients suffering from the persistent effects of COVID-19 or ‘long COVID-19’.

These specialist clinics will support patients suffering from various symptoms of long covid including those relating to mental health. Every patient will undergo a psychological assessment to see if they are suffering from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder or another mental health condition as a result of COVID-19. Further details on the location of the clinics will be announced shortly.

The National Health Service has also launched the ‘Your Covid Recovery’, an online rehabilitation service that provides personalised support to patients for both their physical and mental health.