Analysis on Long Covid - June 2022

The Camden and Islington Public Health Intelligence team has recently completed a needs assessment of Long Covid in North Central London, to explore the burden of Long Covid locally, its impact on residents, and analysis of the system response. The analysis highlights that expected prevalence of Long Covid is much higher than recorded diagnoses in primary care, suggesting that many people with Long Covid may not be receiving a formal diagnosis. The analysis also explores patterns in expected prevalence, diagnosis and referral rates by age, gender, deprivation and ethnicity, variation between primary care networks, and analysis of data from NCL’s Post-Covid specialist clinic. This analysis will help to identify opportunities to improve Long Covid awareness, pathways and care.