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Dec 42 min read

Long Covid SOS Responds to the NHS England 10 Year Plan Consultation

Long Covid affects approximately 2 million people in England and Scotland, and is causing significant health and economic burdens. It partic

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Invisible Disabilities Week: What You Can’t See Can Still Hurt

Long Covid SOS

Oct 233 min read

Chronic and Fluctuating Condition

Invisible Disabilities Week: What You Can’t See Can Still Hurt

The unifying reality of the experience of living with an invisib is that what you can’t see can still hurt— often more than people realise.

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The Importance of Good Mental Health When Living With Long Covid

Long Covid SOS

Oct 102 min read

Featured

The Importance of Good Mental Health When Living With Long Covid

Good mental health is more important than ever when living with Long Covid...

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Black History Month: We Must Do More Than Acknowledge, We Must Act!

Long Covid SOS

Sep 305 min read

Black History is History

Black History Month: We Must Do More Than Acknowledge, We Must Act!

As we enter Black History Month, we honour the rich histories, cultures, and contributions of Black communities and other people of colour.

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Pain Awareness Month: Understanding Chronic Pain in the Context of Long Covid

Long Covid SOS

Sep 163 min read

Wellbeing

Pain Awareness Month: Understanding Chronic Pain in the Context of Long Covid

Chronic pain can change any aspect of a person's life, from how they move, think and sleep to how they spend time with loved ones...

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People with Long Covid Need Vaccine Boosters: Protecting the Vulnerable and Addressing Health Inequalities

Long Covid SOS

May 283 min read

Wellbeing

People with Long Covid Need Vaccine Boosters: Protecting the Vulnerable and Addressing Health Inequalities

The Covid-19 pandemic has left an enduring mark on countless lives across the globe. In England and Scotland alone, over 2 million people ha

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We should not have to self advocate for clean air and care.

Long Covid SOS

May 134 min read

Blog Posts

We should not have to self advocate for clean air and care.

In the fourth instalment of our series of Blog Posts unpacking each principle within the Long Covid SOS Bill of Rights, we explore the cruci

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Long Covid SOS

Apr 163 min read

Blog Posts

The Right to Support:

In the third instalment of our series of Blog Posts unpacking each principle within the Long Covid SOS Bill of Rights, we look at the

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Navigating the Rocky Road: The Essential Right to a Diagnosis with Long Covid

Long Covid SOS

Apr 43 min read

Blog Posts

Navigating the Rocky Road: The Essential Right to a Diagnosis with Long Covid

In the second of our Blog Posts detailing each of the ‘rights’ in our Long Covid ‘Bill of Rights’, this time we focus on the ‘the right...

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Long Covid SOS

Mar 152 min read

Blog Posts

Why create a Long Covid Bill of Rights?

As an advocacy charity, we know so many people with Long Covid are dismissed and feel isolated. We're demanding basic rights for LC people

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Reflections, awareness? This is what it means to me.

Long Covid SOS

Mar 143 min read

Blog Posts

Reflections, awareness? This is what it means to me.

Long Covid Awareness Day is nearly here. Those of us living with Long Covid, we are aware of it every day. It's within us, almost serpentine

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Long Covid SOS

Feb 23 min read

Blog Posts

Emma Samms, Long Covid SOS patron, writes about living with an Invisible Illness - Long Covid

Please don’t tell me I’m looking well. Of course, when I’ve prepared for you to see me, I am looking well. As an actress, it’s my job.

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Disability History Month in the UK
Long Covid: A New Disability

Long Covid SOS

Nov 16, 20232 min read

Blog Posts

Disability History Month in the UK Long Covid: A New Disability

From November 16th to December 16th, the UK celebrates Disability History Month (UKDHM), providing a platform to explore the historical,...

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Contribute to Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist Guidance

Karen Matthews

Oct 9, 20231 min read

News

Contribute to Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist Guidance

Long Covid SOS have been working with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists for guidance on Long Covid. They now have an open

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The Cost of Friendship Can be Worth its Weight in Gold.

Long Covid SOS

Jun 8, 20232 min read

Blog Posts

The Cost of Friendship Can be Worth its Weight in Gold.

Some say that you really find out who your friends are when you become chronically ill. It’s true to some extent but friendship is still a

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We need Inclusive Advocacy for LGBTQ+ People Living with Long Covid and other Chronic Conditions.

Long Covid SOS

May 31, 20233 min read

Blog Posts

We need Inclusive Advocacy for LGBTQ+ People Living with Long Covid and other Chronic Conditions.

Throughout Pride Month we are highlighting the inclusive advocacy needed for LGBTQ+ people living with Long COVID & other chronic condions

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Nurturing Mental Health: A Vital Journey for Those Living with Chronic Conditions

Long Covid SOS

May 16, 20233 min read

Blog Posts

Nurturing Mental Health: A Vital Journey for Those Living with Chronic Conditions

Throughout Mental Health Awareness week we will being focusing on Long Covid Wellbeing. Living with a chronic condition such as Long Covid

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All change! Riding the Long Covid Express

Long Covid SOS

Aug 29, 20224 min read

Blog Posts

All change! Riding the Long Covid Express

When my daughter, Rosie (17), had a mild dose of Covid-19 in September last year, I never dreamed how fundamentally it would change her life

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‘I remember’ - the Scottish Covid Memorial

Long Covid SOS

Jun 29, 20213 min read

Blog Posts

‘I remember’ - the Scottish Covid Memorial

Alec Finlay has been appointed to work on Scotland’s Covid memorial in the grounds of Glasgow’s Pollok Country Park. In this blog he talks

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How are patient advocacy groups helping Long Covid recognition and research?

Ondine Sherwood

Apr 15, 20211 min read

Blog Posts

How are patient advocacy groups helping Long Covid recognition and research?

Amidst the uncertainty and life-changing symptoms of Long Covid, patients are uniting to amplify calls for recognition and further...

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