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Forgotten Heroes of the Covid Front Line

Catherine Burns meets NHS workers who are living with long Covid and struggling to return to work. They now face the prospect of having to retire early or even being sacked.

Health workers, hailed as heroes during the pandemic, say they’re being abandoned by the NHS and the government. Some are living with long Covid and say it’s having a devastating impact on both their personal and professional lives. For Panorama, the BBC’s health correspondent, Catherine Burns, meets staff struggling to return to work and reveals how some are now facing financial hardship and the prospect of having to retire early or, worse, being sacked.

28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
ReporterCatherine Burns
ProducerEleanor Plowden
ProducerAlison Priestley
Camera OperatorGeorgia Pearce
Executive ProducerNisha Kapur
EditorKaren Wightman

Broadcasts

  • Mon 30 Jan 202320:00
  • Mon 30 Jan 202322:40
  • Wed 1 Feb 202303:30
  • Fri 3 Feb 202303:30
  • Sat 4 Feb 202301:10