Hannah Buttle

Wrote about the closure of Long COVID clinics across the UK for @thesicktimes. Many patients are being left without any specialist care. At their peak, there were 120 clinics across the UK, but only 46 have confirmed they will remain open.📉 1/4 thesicktimes.org/2025/07/15/lef…

Many thanks to the people with Long COVID who spoke to me for this article, their families and partners, and to @long_covid, @MEAssociation, and @ThereForME_UK for their insights. 4/4

While many LC clinics are closing, the number of people too sick to work has risen sharply since the start of the pandemic, to 2.8m. 📈 People with LC are three times more likely to leave work than those without the disease. 3/4

Wrote about the closure of Long COVID clinics across the UK for @thesicktimes. Many patients are being left without any specialist care. At their peak, there were 120 clinics across the UK, but only 46 have confirmed they will remain open.📉 1/4 thesicktimes.org/2025/07/15/lef…

@maskbloceire @thesicktimes Just the UK for now, but hoping to write more about this in the future!

@han__written @thesicktimes Are you interested in responses from Ireland too?

📢Looking to speak with people in the UK with #LongCOVID about the future of Long COVID clinics. 🧐Was your Long COVID clinic helpful? ✖️Is your local clinic closing? 🗒️Did you struggle to get referred? Please DM or email hannah.buttle.journo@gmail.com For @thesicktimes

Research from @long_covid found that fewer than 40% of clinics have confirmed they will stay open. One in four of those with LC have never received an in-person or remote consultation, according to their survey. longcovid.org/impact/news/vi…

Today @thesicktimes: In-depth reporting from @han__written about why some people with Long COVID are turning to online pharmacies for potential treatments. thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/wit…

🔧DIY medicine can lead to side effects and interactions with other medications, and the quality of the drugs cannot always be assured. But, for many people, enduring the symptoms of #LongCovid felt riskier than taking an unprescribed medication.

People with #LongCovid have been left for years without treatment while their personal lives, finances, and well-being deteriorate. For @thesicktimes, I spoke to people with Long Covid about buying unprescribed medications online. thesicktimes.org/2024/12/12/wit…

Japan is set to be the first country to approve sipavibart, also known as Evusheld 2.0. Would be great if the UK could follow 👀👀👀

@UnfollowForUnf1 @thesicktimes lovely!

@han__written @thesicktimes 🙋‍♂️

🚨🚨Looking to speak to LC patients who have used online sites like IndiaMart to source meds - please DM or email hannah.buttle.journo@gmail.com If you've been unable to buy meds online or have concerns - I'd love to speak to you, too. Article for @thesicktimes

"A misinterpreted finding from a 15-minute computer game, developed for depressive disorders, on a tiny sample of 15 sick participants..." 5 reasons why NIH should retract the “effort preference” claims in their intramural ME/CFS paper: bit.ly/4gZQcC3 #LongCOVID #MECFS

@MarkMooch not as far as I can tell, no. Looking for people with Long Covid/persistent Covid

@han__written This is for people who have recovered right?

absolutely baffled by this Long Covid clinical trial that seems to offer HIIT (high-intensity interval training) given the already poor outcomes from graded exercise

back on here for #LongCovidAwarenessDay - 4 years into Long Covid, and we have: - no proven treatments - no measures in place to prevent reinfection - no up-to-date numbers on people with Long Covid in the UK - last ONS estimate was 1.9m in March 2023

SMBC poaches from BNP Paribas and Mizuho for loans. By @han__written. #peoplemoves @smbc_midosuke spr.ly/6018JDGM0

.@Stellantis locks in €12bn after Peugeot/Fiat Chrysler #merger. By @han__written. #capitalmarkets spr.ly/6014yecYi

Pemberton targets wealth managers for private credit growth. By @han__written and @silasfelixbrown. #directlending spr.ly/6011ybqlN