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Long Covid Campaign
The
NASUWT
is
campaigning
for
education
and
health
and
safety
policy
to
support
teachers
who
are
suffering from Long Covid.
Long
Covid
is
the
condition
where
people
who
have
had
Covid-19
continue
to
experience
persistent
symptoms
of
the
illness
that
typically
last
for
more
than
12
weeks.
It
is
characterised
by
significant
health
impairments
that
continue
after
the
initial
infection.
Symptoms
include
extreme
fatigue
and
shortness of breath, leading to exhaustion after even minor activity.
Although
duration
and
severity
vary,
there
is
no
apparent
link
to
pre-existing
conditions
or
levels
of
fitness,
but
there
is
some
indication
that
‘soldiering
on’
through
a
Covid
infection
makes
Long
Covid
more likely.
The NASUWT Campaign will:
•
raise awareness of the experience of teachers who are suffering from Long Covid;
•
call
for
statutory
recognition
of
the
illness
within
legislation
and
inclusion
in
the
definition
of
disability under the Equality Act 2010;
•
challenge
education
employers
to
support
teachers
experiencing
Long
Covid
and
ensure
they
are
treated fairly by:
•
guaranteeing access to decent sickness absence provision;
•
recognising Long Covid as an illness; and
•
making
reasonable
adjustments
available
at
work,
including
the
right
to
time
off
and
access
to
flexible working.
The Union is also:
•
seeking to address the current inadequacy of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) in responding
to cases of teachers who are unable to continue working because of Long Covid;
•
•
demanding
financial
compensation
for
teachers
who
have
contracted
Covid
as
a
direct
result
of
their work.
Take action:
Email your elected representative at
www.nasuwt.org.uk/LongCovidEmailCampaign
Share our social media posts on:
•
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•
Twitter - using hashtag #RecogniseLongCovid and #LongCovid