Long COVID demographic and secondary care referral characteristics in primary care: analysis of anonymised primary care data from a multiethnic, deprived urban area in the UK

Martin Chapman; Stevo Durbaba; Florence Tydeman; Matt Friend; Laura Duly; Julie Moore; Vasa Curcin; Yanzhong Wang; Caroline Jolley; Georgios Kaltsakas; Trudie Chalder; Nicholas Hart; Mark Ashworth

doi:10.1038/s41533-024-00385-8

Long COVID demographic and secondary care referral characteristics in primary care: analysis of anonymised primary care data from a multiethnic, deprived urban area in the UK

Martin Chapman, Stevo Durbaba, Florence Tydeman, Matt Friend, Laura Duly, Julie Moore, Vasa Curcin, Yanzhong Wang, Caroline Jolley, Georgios Kaltsakas, Trudie Chalder, Nicholas Hart, Mark Ashworth

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Once the nature and number of patients with Long COVID was more fully understood, UK secondary care developed services to investigate, treat and support these patients. We aimed to identify evidence for demographic health inequalities based on general practitioner (GP) Long COVID referrals to available secondary care services. Despite Long COVID demographics broadly reflecting the multiethnic and socially disadvantaged profile of the study population, we found that secondary care referral was mainly focussed on older age patients and those born in the UK with co-morbid anxiety; although co-morbid diabetes was associated with reduced referrals.

Original language	English
Article number	25
Pages (from-to)	25
Number of pages	1
Journal	npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-024-00385-8
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2024

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Chapman, M., Durbaba, S., Tydeman, F., Friend, M., Duly, L., Moore, J., Curcin, V., Wang, Y., Jolley, C., Kaltsakas, G., Chalder, T., Hart, N., & Ashworth, M. (2024). Long COVID demographic and secondary care referral characteristics in primary care: analysis of anonymised primary care data from a multiethnic, deprived urban area in the UK. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 34(1), 25. Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-024-00385-8

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