{"value":{"id":1363580,"askingMemberId":4651,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2021-10-26T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2021-10-29T00:00:00","uin":"63856","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to diagnose long covid in young children.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":true,"answeringMemberId":4492,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":4492,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2021-10-29T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement has established 14  paediatric hubs to coordinate care for children and young people with ‘long’ COVID-19. Any parent or guardian concerned that their child may be exhibiting symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner, who will be able to refer the child for assessment if appropriate.</p><p>We have so far invested £50 million into research for ‘long’ COVID-19. This includes £1.4 million over three years for The CLoCk Study on ‘long’ COVID-19 among non-hospitalised children and young people.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement has established  15 paediatric hubs to coordinate care for children and young people with ‘long’ COVID-19. Any parent or guardian concerned that their child may be exhibiting symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner, who will be able to refer the child for assessment if appropriate.</p><p>We have so far invested £50 million into research for ‘long’ COVID-19. This includes £1.4 million over three years for The CLoCk Study on ‘long’ COVID-19 among non-hospitalised children and young people.</p><p> </p>","comparableAnswerText":"<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement has established <ins class=\"ministerial\">14</ins> <del class=\"ministerial\">15</del> paediatric hubs to coordinate care for children and young people with ‘long’ COVID-19. Any parent or guardian concerned that their child may be exhibiting symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner, who will be able to refer the child for assessment if appropriate.</p><p>We have so far invested £50 million into research for ‘long’ COVID-19. This includes £1.4 million over three years for The CLoCk Study on ‘long’ COVID-19 among non-hospitalised children and young people.</p><p> </p>","dateAnswerCorrected":"2022-04-27T00:00:00","dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Long Covid: Children","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1363580","method":"GET"}]}