Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The poll results also raise another issue of concern. It indicates that those aged between 55 and 64 are twice as likely as any other age group to state they have been managing the symptoms of long Covid for more than two years. This needs to be investigated further. Despite requests for patient involvement and feedback to the existing clinics, this has not happened. The latter has resulted in clinics failing to meet the needs of those with long Covid symptoms. This is clearly reflected in the poll numbers I have published. I call on the Government to work in tandem with the HSE, patients and front-line clinicians to expedite the delivery of a national action plan on long Covid that will include a revised model of care for patients, allocate funding to enable specialist clinics to become fully operational and recruit specialist clinicians across the health service.

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