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Seeking Accountability: How Is Long Covid Kids Impacting the Scottish Covid Inquiry?
On 2nd November, Helen Goss, COO & Scotland Lead was called to give evidence to the Scottish Covid Inquiry.

Long Covid Kids
Dec 7, 20233 min read


LONG COVID GROUPS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO COINCIDE WITH BORIS JOHNSON’S APPEARANCE AT THE COVID INQUIRY
Anyone can get Long Covid. This is the message that will be sent out across central London on Wednesday, 6 th December as Boris Johnson...

Long Covid Kids
Dec 6, 20231 min read


Join the Movement: Sign the Petition for Long Covid Research and Treatment Trials
On the day the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry , we will deliver an important letter to 10...

Long Covid Kids
Dec 3, 20232 min read


LCK Joins National Voices
We have joined National Voices and 74 other health and care organisations in writing to Jeremy Hunt We called for an urgent package of...

Long Covid Kids
Nov 23, 20231 min read


It's Halloween And Long Covid Sucks | Stick It To Long Covid with Long Covid Kids
Cool stickers designed in collaboration with young people with Long Covid to raise awareness this Halloween. Where will you stick yours?

Long Covid Kids
Oct 25, 20234 min read


Long Covid Kids Educational Toolkit: A Training Video Series for Educators
The LCK Educational Toolkit series will increase awareness and understanding of Long Covid in children and provide guidance for teaching.

Long Covid Kids
Oct 14, 20233 min read


Hashtag For Hope Campaign For Long Covid Kids
Please download our campaign images to share along with text and the campaign hashtags, #ListenLearnHope #GiveUsHope

Long Covid Kids
Oct 11, 20234 min read


Covid Inquiry Press Release - 3rd October 2023
IT’S ALL “BOLLOCKS” SAYS BORIS AS COVID-19 INQUIRY’S LATEST MODULE REVEALS HIS FLIPPANT REMARKS REGARDING LONG COVID AN ESTIMATED TWO...

Long Covid Kids
Oct 3, 20233 min read


Children Missing from Education: LCK’s response to the DfE’s call for evidence
‘Children missing education’ (CME) are defined by the Department for Education (DfE) as those who are of a compulsory school age, but are...

Long Covid Kids
Sep 19, 20234 min read


Long Covid and Education: 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Best Practice Summaries
Long Covid Kids have produced an Education Tool Kit for Supporting Children and Young People (CYP) with Long Covid (launching very...

Long Covid Kids
Sep 19, 20239 min read


UK Doctors & Charities "Livid" as Covid-19 Inquiry Excludes Long Covid from Module 4
"To avoid and minimise Long Covid is an error the Government made throughout the pandemic resulting in devastating long term harm"

Long Covid Kids
Sep 16, 20237 min read


How Does Long Covid Impact Attendance and Educational Experiences?
Despite the current UK focus on attendance, little is spoken about the many children with Long Covid who have been unable to return to...

Long Covid Kids
Sep 12, 20235 min read


Exams and Long Covid: What you need to know about supporting a child with Long Covid through exams.
Exams... whatever you think about them, they are part of the current education system and part of our children's lives

Long Covid Kids
Aug 29, 20237 min read


What Long Covid has taught me?
I won’t be the same person who walked into this; I’ll be kinder, more compassionate, resilient and strong

Long Covid Kids
Aug 22, 20232 min read


Long Covid Kids' Responds to Robbie Williams
We are deeply disappointed in Robbie Williams' recent remarks regarding Long Covid, a condition that has had a profound impact on the...

Long Covid Kids
Jul 27, 20231 min read


NEW US NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GUIDELINES ON LONG COVID IN CHILDREN
One of the most challenging aspects of running Long Covid Kids is knowing that despite all our efforts to inform and educate, more and...

Long Covid Kids
Jul 27, 20232 min read


Unveiling the Scottish COVID Inquiry: A Scene-Setting Report or Source of Concern?
This morning, the Scottish Covid Inquiry begins with Dr. Ashley Croft, a Consultant Public Health Physician and Medical Epidemiologist,...

Long Covid Kids
Jul 26, 20232 min read


Mail Online - Are tiny blood clots the real cause of Long Covid?
Samir Touati, now aged 13, is confined to a wheelchair as a result of Long Covid but are tiny blood clots the real cause of Long Covid?...

Long Covid Kids
Jul 18, 20231 min read


Evidence of viral persistence found in Children infected with SARS Co-2
An Overview In a recent review published on the 26th of June 2023 in The Lancet Microbe , Danilo Buonsenso and colleagues examined...

Long Covid Kids
Jun 28, 20232 min read


June; a month of Pride, not prejudice.
Guest blog written by; Sarah Barley-McMullen , Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Specialist. June marks LGBTQ+ Pride Month, an annual...

Long Covid Kids
Jun 8, 20234 min read
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