WHO chief urges countries to ramp up research into long Covid
The head of the World Health Organization has urged world leaders to launch immediate and “sustained” efforts to tackle the crisis of long Covid.
By Belinda Liversedge on 13 October 2022
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Long Covid: employers need guidelines on managing its impact on affected workers
When I wrote for this publication last July, the number of people living with Long Covid had reached one million, a grim milestone.
By Layla Moran MP on 29 July 2022
Give employers guidelines on long Covid, government is told
The workforce is facing a ‘looming crisis’ on long Covid unless the government gives more support including guidelines for employers and compensation to workers affected.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 April 2022
1 in 4 employers say long Covid main cause of long-term sickness absence
One in four (26 per cent) employers include long Covid among their main causes of long-term sickness absence, new research from HR body, CIPD shows.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 February 2022
1.3m people living with long Covid, suggests survey
An estimated 1.3 million people in the UK are still living with the effects of long Covid, a study from the Office of National Statistics suggests.
By Belinda Liversedge on 10 January 2022
Chances of long Covid halved in the double jabbed, finds study
The chances of contracting long Covid fall to half for those who are double jabbed, a new study from King's College has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 September 2021
Long Covid: the government needs to act now
The impact of long Covid on a person’s life can be devastating.
By Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP on 01 July 2021
MPs call for long Covid to be recognised as occupational disease
The Government has been called on to launch a compensation scheme for frontline workers who are suffering from the long-term effects of coronavirus, otherwise known as ‘long Covid’.
By Belinda Liversedge on 18 February 2021
Long Covid: can work lift the burden?
Thousands of working people are struggling with ‘long Covid’; often life changing symptoms that continue long after initial infection. What are workplaces doing to help them?
By Belinda Liversedge on 19 January 2021
