TUC Releases Report into Workers’ Experience of Long Covid

In case you’re not aware, the TUC has released its report (co-authored with Long Covid Support) into workers’ experiences of Long Covid. It makes for very sobering (but not remotely surprising reading) reading: The experiences of those of us with Long Covid are that we face lack of reasonable adjustments, as well as discrimination either in the form of unconscious bias or outright ableism. 

The U.K. Governments must act to strengthen Equality Legislation. 

Exciting news in Scotland! A group of healthcare professionals (including our own Cass) joined together to apply for Core Participant status at the Scottish Covid Inquiry and it’s been granted! If you are in Scotland, are a healthcare worker of any kind or level, you can join their Facebook Group. The Steering Committee are looking to expand their volunteer numbers, not only to capture the wider effect on all kinds of healthcare worker, public and private, but also to take on some of the burden of work, as we are all not particularly well.

Aside from the ongoing issues we hear from people across the U.K. who are having issues with healthcare, employers and even unions in some cases, there’s good work going on at the moment in many, as well as grassroots organisations. 

Remember, it’s definitely worth creating your own case study and keeping it saved to your own or online files. We believe people need to understand the impact Long Covid has.

Anyway, we are all STILL recovering from our trip to London - really and genuinely, but wanted to pop an update into your inboxes to show we are still here and work is ongoing - both for the campaign and also with partners and networks. 

Stay well.