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Tamsin Stewart: ‘I’ve had basic tests at my local hospital but not seen anyone in person other than a neurologist who suggested I might be imagining it all.’ Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
Long Covid patients have voiced growing frustration at a “postcode lottery” in clinical support for debilitating symptoms, with some areas of the UK offering no specialist clinics more than a year after coronavirus took hold.
Other sufferers said they were disappointed by long Covid clinics investigating certain symptoms only, with no comprehensive treatment plan.
Official figures suggest there are more than 1 million Britons with Covid symptoms lasting over three months. In October, NHS England announced more than £10m for a network of clinics bringing together doctors, nurses, therapists and other NHS staff to conduct physical and psychological assessments and recommend treatments for long Covid patients.