Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18301

NHS: Long Covid

Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 12 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Catherine Fookes

LabourMonmouthshire

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 Timms
The 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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