Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support people with long covid.

NHS England has invested £224 million to provide care for people with Post-COVID-19 syndrome, with 90 adult and 14 paediatric specialist services operating in England. These services provide an assessment and direct patients to appropriate care pathways which provide support and treatment. In addition, NHS England’s ‘2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance’ sets out actions to improve Post-COVID-19 syndrome care and services. We have also invested approximately £50 million in research to improve understanding of Post-COVID-19 syndrome and the most effective treatments.