We’ve been ‘left to rot’, says former nurse with long Covid

In 2021, the Scottish government vowed to spend £10m on long Covid.

A former NHS nurse with Long Covid says they’ve been “left to rot” after new figures shared exclusively with STV News reveal only a tiny proportion of people with the condition have received treatment, and millions of pounds of long Covid funding has not yet been paid to health boards.

The data, obtained via a freedom of information request by Scottish Labour, found only two health boards have established long Covid clinics, and three have no plan in place to treat these patients.

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