Give the people what they want: evidence-based peer support for Long COVID
The long-term effects of COVID-19 have exacerbated the global mental health crisis, and urgent support is needed to support ‘long haulers’ wellbeing. A new trial from Coventry University registered at the ISRCTN registry is piloting a bespoke, digital, co-designed peer-supported self-management intervention: the Hope Programme for Long COVID. In this blog Dr Hayley Wright and Garry Loftus discuss the importance of co-designed research and listening to patients in the development of this intervention.