Elisabeth Briggs, 48, a mother of three teenagers, from Shropshire, fights back tears as she recounts how her life changed after she contracted Covid - which then developed into long Covid.
The chief nurse of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust who helped lead the trust’s response to the pandemic is stepping down to recover from long Covid.
As many as 10,000 NHS staff could be off work with long Covid across the UK, according to estimates made in the BBC Panorama programme, as concerns about incoming changes to sick pay escalate.