Nisreen Alwan, of Public Health
Nisreen Alwan, of Public Health - A website to support people living with Long Covid is launched today, Long Covid Awareness Day, by a research team led by a Southampton professor with first-hand experience of the condition. The online tool offers a symptom checker, advice on seeking support, and encourages people to talk about their symptoms with professionals, friends and family. It is live at long-covid-care.org.uk from today, the second annual International Long Covid Awareness Day. Nisreen Alwan , Professor of Public Health at the University of Southampton who was made an MBE in 2021 for services to medicine and public health during the pandemic, has led the development of the online tool using she and colleagues have conducted into the stigma and barriers to seeking care for Long Covid. This research is part of the STIMULATE-ICP study, the largest UK clinical study of Long Covid to date, led by University College London Hospitals NHS Trust and University College London. The tool is also based on research findings from the HI-COVE study, led by the University of Westminster, which focused on the impact of Long Covid in minority ethnic groups. Both studies were funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
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