Thread by @long_covid

🚨1/5. Some findings from the 2024 National GP Patient Survey:

⚠️ 4.6% of people have #LongCovid

⚠️ In addition, 9.4% were not sure if they have Long Covid

⚠️ And 1.2% preferred not to say

(Question asked of 692,751 patients)

#CovidIsNotOver

Link⬇️

🚨2/5. Impact of Long Term Conditions on day-to-day activities:

⚠️ Nearly 61% with a LTC said it reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities

⚠️ Includes 20.6% who said it reduces their ability ‘a lot’

(Asked of 432,862 patients)

#CovidIsNotOver
#LongCovid

🚨3/5. Did patients get enough support to manage their long term condition/illness?

⚠️ Nearly 1/3 of patients said they had NOT had enough support

(Asked of 314,955 patients)

#CovidIsNotOver
#LongCovid

🚨4/5. We know from ONS data that no. of p/w #LongCovid has grown each year since 2020, & with a lack of mitigations in place to reduce spread of COVID-19, it’s only going to get worse, with a resultant increase in need for appropriate healthcare. Government needs to act now!!

🚨5/5. Link to the 2024 National GP Patient Survey ⬇️

#CovidIsNotOver
#LongCovid

gp-patient.co.uk/surveysandrepo…

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