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RCN and BMA Demand Long Covid Recognition for Workers

11/15/2025

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RCN and BMA criticize the government for not recognizing long Covid as an occupational disease affecting health and social care workers.
In a letter to the government, Professor Nicola Ranger (RCN) and Dr Tom Dolphin (BMA) urge immediate action.
They stress five post-Covid complications to enable access to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits.
The appeal follows a November 2023 request and cites three years of inaction.

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Story summary

RCN and BMA criticize the government for not recognizing long Covid as an occupational disease affecting health and social care workers.
In a letter to the government, Professor Nicola Ranger (RCN) and Dr Tom Dolphin (BMA) urge immediate action.
They stress five post-Covid complications to enable access to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits.
The appeal follows a November 2023 request and cites three years of inaction.