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Long Covid

Old-style farming methods, as seen on Skye circa 1910, are not easy to duplicate today, advises reader (Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Regenerative farming is not a simple option

Tackling long Covid stigma needs “urgent” action from the Scottish Government, a committee report said as ministers were urged to establish a single point of contact for sufferers in every health board.

Urgent action needed to tackle stigma around long Covid, ministers warned

More than 300 police officers and staff have been off work with long Covid for more than 12 weeks, data shows. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Almost 350 police officers off work with long Covid for more than 12 weeks

Covid cases are on the increase in Scotland. Picture: PA

Long Covid: New inquiry set to be launched by Scottish Parliament

Four young children wait to be immunised against polio after a pandemic hit the UK in the 1940s and 1950s (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)

Long Covid shows need to learn from 'long polio' that still blights lives in UK

A study has revealed three 'sub-types' of long Covid. Picture: PA

About 173,000 people in Scotland estimated to have long Covid

Tracy McMullen and daughter Eva, whose brother Jonathan is bedbound with long covid

Scottish parents of Long Covid children call for a proper treatment strategy

File photo of a coronavirus advice sign outside Argyle Street station in Glasgow.

Scotland experiencing another Covid wave - expert

Greig Brown fears Long Covid could mean he never regains the health and fitness he once had.

Lothian pilot scheme helps Long Covid patients

Dr Amy Small, a GP from the Lothians, has Long Covid and has welcomed the new approach to patient care. PIC: Contributed.

We must share our breakthrough in Long Covid care - Allan Cowie

NHS staff at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital participate in the Clap for Carers and key workers during week six of lockdown on April 30, 2020. While daily life is moving beyond Covid for many, we must not forget those who worked on the frontline of the health crisis and who continue to struggle, writes Elsa Maishman. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

This summer, please lets not forget about our struggling health workers

Long Covid in children is having a massive impact on families. Picture: Getty Images

Long Covid in children: 'Unless things change, I think we will be forgotten'

An estimated two million people in the UK are suffering from Long Covid. Picture: NationalWorld

Record two million people in UK suffering from Long Covid

Fatigue is one of the main symptoms of long Covid.

All you need to know about long Covid

About a third of UK adults are still social distancing

Covid Scotland: Third of adults still socially distance

3 in 4 Brits are forcing themselves into work despite being unwell

Stuart White

Government accused of 'lack of urgency' over Long Covid

The Kilted Yogi Pic: Nick Mailer

Edinburgh's Wellbeing Festival returns this May

Gwenetta Curry, a lecturer in Race, Ethnicity, and Health at Edinburgh University, says its time to look at the impact of rising numbers of long Covid cases in Scotland. PIC: Contributed.

We need to talk about long Covid - Dr Gwenetta Curry

Sara Redmond, Chief Officer, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

‘Living with Covid’ is not enough. It’s ‘living well with Covid’ that matters - ...

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during First Minster's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh. Picture date: Thursday March 10, 2022.

Nicola Sturgeon urged not to delay easing of restrictions as cases rise

Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Western Isles warns of record Covid case numbers

Mairead Johnson, from Greenock, is still feeling the effects of Long Covid

‘I can’t go out on my own’ – Long Covid sufferers plead for more support

A woman works from her laptop from a remote office. Picture: PA

Women’s inequality ‘exacerbated’ by long Covid, MSPs told

School absences rose dramatically during the Covid pandemic (Picture: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Scotland's school absence figures are shocking – Scotsman says

A nurse prepares a dose of Covid vaccine (Picture: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

Covid vaccine can help us have a more normal holiday season – Dr Gwenetta Curry

The first debate on long covid is to be held in Holyrood.

First debate on long Covid to be heard in Scottish Parliament

Children wait to be vaccinated against polio in 1956 (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)

We didn't learn to live with cholera or polio, so why Covid? – Graham Checkley

Ms Ó Dochartaigh, a geologist, has had Long Covid symptoms for almost 18 months.

Support our Libraries: Poetry workshops help Long Covid sufferers

Humza Yousaf announced the funding

£10m long Covid support fund announced by Health Secretary

What is long Covid and what are its symptoms? How long does it last and is there a long Covid test? (Picture: JPIMedia)

Everything you need to know about long Covid - and its symptoms

Humza Yousaf believes his recovery plan is the right prescription for a post-pandemic NHS.

The NHS recovery plan is out - so now what?

Academics have called for the Scottish Government to act now and create a network of rehabilitation centres for those suffering from long Covid, instead of waiting for the results of research before taking action. PIC: Shutterstock.

We must not wait for research and act now to help long Covid sufferers in Scotla...

Photo by Russell Cheyne - WPA Pool/Getty Images

All 16 and 17 year olds to be offered vaccine with rollout starting from Friday

Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Analysis: Sweet relief as restrictions eased without sacrificing most vulnerable

Long Covid has affected thousands of people in Scotland.

How long Covid has shed new light on 'yuppie flu' – Professor Eleanor Riley

Professor Nicholas Sculthorpe.

Study launched to reduce long Covid symptoms of extreme fatigue

Rev Dan Harper, minister of Bridge of Allan Parish Church, has dedicated a new memorial.

Minister suffering from long Covid dedicates memorial

Callum O'Dwyer, 29, an engineer from Aberdeen felt like he was "wasting away" after developing Long Covid, which forced him to move him back home with his parents.

Scots with long Covid face being 'left behind in personal lockdown'

Doctors are urging younger people to take up their vaccine appointments

The Long Covid timebomb: We could soon have 10,000 new cases a day

Dr Chris Williams, a practising GP and Joint Chair of the RCGP

Over-stretched Scots GPs see up to five new Long Covid patients every day

Health workers in Poland are developing physical rehabilitation programmes to help long Covid patients, with virtual reality games used to test their reaction skills (Picture: Bartosz Siedlik/AFP via Getty Images)

Long Covid poses a real threat that must be taken seriously – Scotsman comment

Nicola Sturgeon during the briefing on Thursday

Nicola Sturgeon's 'Level 0.5' leaves Scotland in limbo say Tories

Some 34,000 Scots report having Long Covid symptoms for a year or more.

No evidence vaccine reduces risk of Long Covid, says expert

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Sturgeon optimistic Scotland will move to level 0 on July 19

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'Devastating' impact as 81,000 Scots living with Long Covid

Jackie Baillie at the Scottish Parliament. Picture: PA

Scotland will not create 'long Covid' clinics due to lack of understanding

Chronic fatigue syndrome can be debilitating

Readers' letters: Long Covid throws spotlight on ME sufferers

Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow has become well known for her lifestyle and diet advice given on her website, Goop (Picture: Getty Images)

What is Gwyneth Paltrow's Long Covid regime and how did the NHS respond to it?

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: “We know that many people are suffering from the effects of the virus on both their physical and mental health. (Photo by Russell Cheyne - Pool / Getty Images)

Long Covid care to be improved with £760,000 ‘care pathway’ funding package

Some people who are struggling with the condition have reported symptoms of breathlessness, muscle aches and severe fatigue, among others (Photo: Shutterstock)

Long Covid research given £18.5m funding - everything we know about the conditio...

The Government is being urged to recognise long Covid as an occupational disease and set up a compensation scheme for frontline workers suffering from the condition (Photo: Shutterstock)

Campaigners want long Covid compensation scheme for frontline workers - here’s w...

With intensive care facilities being pushed to breaking point by the number of serious Covid infections, Richard Leonard says too many people are being required to go into work by their employers (Picture: Steve Parsons/PA)

Why all workers should get full pay to self-isolate – Richard Leonard

Mystery smells such as fish and burninbg are haunting Covid patients

Mystery aromas of fish and burning haunt long-term Covid patients

Jason Leitch said he "does not envisage" long Covid clinics in Scotland.

Long Covid clinics 'not envisaged' in Scotland as guidelines published

Advances towards a Covid-19 vaccine are welcome, but questions remain about long-term health impacts of the virus. (Picture: David Cheskin/PA Wire)

Is Scotland doing enough to help thousands with 'long Covid'? –Martyn McLaughlin

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Scottish Labour are predicting 20,000 Scots will die in 2023 while waiting for NHS Treatment.

More than 18,000 Scots died while waiting on NHS treatment, amid private surge

Hull 802 under construction at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow in April with sister ferry Glen Sannox afloat behind. Picture: John Devlin

Troubled shipyard Ferguson Marine hails apprenticeship applications deluge

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of wanting to keep the Covid inquiry in the dark.

Government launch legal action to stop Covid inquiry seeing Johnson's WhatsApps