Doctors begin court battle for compensation over long Covid

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By Jess Glass, PA Media

Dozens of healthcare workers, including doctors, are bringing legal action against the NHS, claiming they were provided with “inadequate” PPE and contracted Covid-19 while treating patients, the High Court has heard.

The cohort of more than 60 doctors, nurses, paramedics, healthcare assistants and care workers facing “significant symptoms” of the virus, including long Covid, are suing bodies including NHS trusts.