Ms Sarah O'Connell:

In the phone calls we get from parents of children with long Covid, we hear that there is the odd GP who has knowledge and is aware and does their best to support the patient. It is the same with adults attending. There is a little bit more awareness but not a large amount. The advice we are worried about, which is continuing, is people being told to push through their symptoms and parents being told their children should attend school no matter how they feel and that they should exercise. The interim model of care has not been updated and we see this. As we said in our statement, GPs have not received training. They were sent a one-page document on the list of clinics and how to refer patients. We do not see major differences to be honest.