Responding to NHS England's Long COVID Action Plan, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said:
"Nursing staff know only too well the impact that long COVID can have on patients. While investment in specialist clinics and services will support many, the postcode lottery of long COVID must also be addressed.
"Nursing staff have expertise to manage chronic long term conditions that long COVID patients need. To make this plan a success, ministers have to recognise this investment must be matched by investment in the workforce needed to deliver it.
"Delivering real-terms pay cuts will only force more from the profession and limit patient care."
