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Summary 5
NHS guidance and services for long covid 5
Impact of long covid on healthcare, employment and education 6
Calls for greater recognition and support 6
1. Long covid: diagnosis and treatment 7
1.1. How is long covid diagnosed? 7
Defining long covid 8
Symptoms 9
Assessment and investigations 10
Referral to other services 10
1.2. Management and rehabilitation 11
1.3. NHS services 12
NHS England plan for improving long covid services 12
Services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 13
2. Research on long covid 14
2.1. Major research studies 14
2.2. Causes of long covid 16
2.3. Research into managing long covid 17
3. Impact of long covid in the UK 18
3.1. How many people are affected by long covid? 18
Characteristics of people with long covid 19
3.2. How has long covid affected healthcare services? 20
Long covid and healthcare workers 21
3.3. Long covid and employment 22
Employment law protections 23
Parliamentary debate on support for employees with long covid 24
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit 25
3.4. Long covid and schools 26
3.5. Calls for greater recognition and support for long covid 27
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry 28