Kate Hunt
@KateHunt2013
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20-12-2013 12:31:14
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There are people with #LongCovid who can't work, who are losing access to everything, who need constant support, who don't have access to care, who are home-bound, who risked to die, who don't have access to disability benefits. This is often not underlined enough
Our Institute for Social Marketing and Health - UoS colleagues Lauren McMillan, Dr Erica Gadsby, Rebecca Howell, Michael Ussher, Kate Hunt & Alison Ford have a new publication in the BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health journal!
You can access it for free here: stir.ac.uk/9ue
New fully funded #PhD #Studentship at UofG Soc & Pol Sci considering the differential forms and impacts of #austerity on life expectancy trends in the UK and Ireland, with myself, Will Ball and David Walsh. Closes on 19/4/24. See tinyurl.com/4db3eed3
The Double Invisibility of Long Covid in children - our new paper just published in Soc Sci & Medicine
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Children with LC encounter double invisibility due to low social currency of LC and their age
Kate Hunt Alice MacLean Sue Ziebland
Long Covid Kids - #LongCovidKids
Today is #LongCovid AwarenessDay ONS estimates 1.9 MILLION people are currently suffering from #LongCovid including 62,000 children.
Scottish Government now plans to stretch funding over 5 years rather than 3, with the total funding available remaining unchanged. Scot Gov Health
We’re now recruiting participants to our study about the impact of Long COVID on people working in demanding frontline public sector occupations in Scotland - For further info, please contact: [email protected]
📣Recruiting now to study about impact of Long COVID on frontline public sector organisations📣
Please share with #teachers #nurses #paramedics and #policeofficers based in Scotland.
For further information contact [email protected]
We are interested to hear about the impacts of Long COVID on workers and organisations. Are you working in a frontline public sector occupation in Scotland and had your work impacted by Long COVID? See study details below & share #teachers #nurses #policeofficers #paramedics
🚨. This is it. 🚨
💪🏼 There's been a lot of hard work, determination, and effort from volunteers, members, carers and Scots with Long Covid to get us here today so we can make sure MSPs are better informed ahead of the debate tonight.
Scottish Parliament #LongCovidAwarenessDay
4 years ago today I developed symptoms of covid. It was a scary time for someone with several long term conditions and who was on immunosuppressants at the time. So little was known. Little did I expect not to get better. My life is very different now. #LongCovidSucks
Lucy has been on a reduced timetable at school and has had to reduce her activity levels to the bare minimum.
She has headaches, fatigue, feeling faint, aching limbs, racing heart, and not being able to sleep
Watch bit.ly/3s3mFCv
#LongCovid #LongCovid Kids #MentalHealth
1/3 These are the words children use to describe their #LongCovid experience.
Friday is #LongCovid day at UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Long Covid SOS Co-founder Ondine Sherwood 💙
will give evidence on behalf of the Long Covid Groups.
We can't do this alone, we need your support.
#StrongerTogether
Interested in peer-delivered interventions for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use? We're looking for an experienced researcher to join the NIHR Research funded-SHARPS2 study team. Closing date 1st Nov 2023. stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-…
Problem - #LongCovid
Children & young people tell us they want to be at school but symptoms make it difficult.
Solution - #LCKEducationalToolkit
4 videos and a handbook for schools to increase awareness, understanding & provide solutions.
#LongCovid Kids University of Derby SAPHNA