Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 25 January 2022.

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Photo of Adam Price Adam Price Plaid Cymru 2:01, 25 January 2022

Specialist clinics for long COVID-19 have so far been established in Canada, the United States, England, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Norway, and, in Italy, the national institute of health there has recently recommended the creation of post-COVID out-patient clinics in their country too. The consistent view among patients is that it's unfair to expect GPs to provide the necessary support for a condition that requires specialist intervention and whose treatment requires a strong link to translational research that can only be provided by dedicated clinics, the absence of which is forcing many people currently to go private. That would be wrong in any case, but it's especially wrong when Office for National Statistics figures show that long COVID is twice as prevalent amongst the most deprived. Is the Welsh Government prepared to rethink its approach and set up specialist clinics that patients and medical experts internationally are increasingly calling for?