Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18301
NHS: Long Covid
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Catherine Fookes
Labour — Monmouthshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of including long covid as an industrial illness for people working the NHS during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is advised by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC), an independent scientific body, on changes to the list of occupational diseases for which Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) can be paid....
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