Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the future of Long Covid clinics.

Commissioning of post-COVID-19 services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards.

At a national level, NHS England is currently undertaking a stocktake, commissioned in September 2024 and due to complete at the end of this month, that will provide a more accurate, in-depth overview of the position of post-COVID-19 services throughout England.

The stocktake will inform NHS England’s strategic recommendations, with clear responsibilities and accountability across the organisation, supporting matrix working to ensure these challenges are met with improvements.