Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 43679

Long Covid: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Tabled: 2 April 2025

Answered: 11 April 2025

Question

Chris Ward

Labour — Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on clinical support staff of referring patients with long covid to ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome specialist services.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

While no assessment has been made, NHS England has published commissioning guidance for post-Covid services which sets out the principles of care for people with long COVID.There is also specific advice for healthcare professionals to manage long COVID. P...

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