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Long Covid: Clinics

Asked by Jo PlattLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 January 2025UIN 24474

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the future of Long Covid clinics.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

Commissioning of post-COVID-19 services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards.

At a national level, NHS England is currently undertaking a stocktake, commissioned in September 2024 and due to complete at the end of this month, that will provide a more accurate, in-depth overview of the position of post-COVID-19 services throughout England.

The stocktake will inform NHS England’s strategic recommendations, with clear responsibilities and accountability across the organisation, supporting matrix working to ensure these challenges are met with improvements.

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