The health system response to long COVID in England — at a critical juncture

As of 2 August 2021, in England there have been over 5.9 million cases of acute COVID-19 infection, and over 130 000 deaths.1 The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimate that 962 000 people in England are experiencing long COVID symptoms at least 4 weeks post-infection, with almost a fifth reporting ‘a lot’ of day-to-day limitation2 — although there is uncertainty about the accuracy of these estimates.3 In addition to the health burden,...