How your Support Helps
We work remotely so that every penny raised goes towards helping people with Long Covid.
Your donation will help us to:
Support
Connect people with Long Covid and provide support to improve their quality of life
- expanding and enhancing our online international peer support group
- extending our support services beyond digital populations
- co-creating additional wellbeing events and expert talks
Advocacy
Make people with Long Covid equal partners in decisions about their health, employment and welfare.
- engaging with key policy makers, service providers and employers so that the rights and needs of those affected are made clear
- partnering with experts in the UK in specialist areas such as benefits, occupational health and support with returning to work
- calling for appropriate mitigations and public health messaging to prevent more people being affected by the debilitating impact of Long Covid on their lives
Research
Co-produce research into effective treatments, innovations and services
- facilitating high quality patient involvement, engagement and participation in research via our international Research Involvement group
- collecting data on the health, social care and employment experiences of our members to inform policy and service provision
- engaging relevant stakeholders to boost investment and innovation in research and to ensure the expedient implementation of the results of research
Education
Raise awareness and improve understanding of Long Covid
developing evidence based educational materials for patients, employers and health and social care professionals co-produced by people with Long Covid
- providing clear and consistent messaging via our website and social media channels and when representing the Long Covid community
- adapting our resources to make them more accessible for hard-to-reach communities