NHS Scotland service evaluation of Long COVID services

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) commissioned the University of Leeds to evaluate patient outcomes in those accessing NHS Long COVID (LC) clinical services in Scotland. The ELAROS Digital Patient Reported Outcome Measures (DPROMs) platform for recording outcome measure data was used to measure patient outcomes. The aims of this baseline service evaluation were to: a) the extent of symptom burden and functional disability in individuals accessing care in NHS-funded LC services in Scotland; and b) where data were available, the extent of change in the severity of the condition for individuals receiving care from these services. This report provides baseline data from LC services in Scotland. It outlines the data collection methods, participants, PROM data analysis, and interpretation of results from over a short period of time. The report also describes the limitations in interpreting the results and makes recommendations for future work to be undertaken by NHS Services in Scotland, LC services, local commissioners, and individuals with LC.