Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117471

Long Covid: Children

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department are taking to improve A) diagnosis and B) treatment of children with long COVID.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson
NHS England has invested significantly in supporting people with long covid. This includes setting up specialist post-COVID-19, or long covid, services nationwide for adults, and children and young people, and investing in ensuring general practice teams ...

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