Essex mobile clinic offers long Covid test on lungs

The spirometry test, carried out in a van, can also pick up on other lung conditions.

A test for long Covid and other lung conditions is being carried out in a Transit van to ensure it is taken up by at-risk patients.

Spirometry assesses lung capacity and can help diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , as well as the lasting effects of coronavirus. The Transit van, fitted out with key equipment, will visit patients who cannot get to an NHS Essex clinic.John Nguyen/PA WireThe test involves patients breathing forcefully into the device, which measures their lung capacity.

"In the same way that Covid posed a greater threat to certain communities, we need to get out and find those most at risk and make sure people have the knowledge, care and treatment they need to avoid serious life-limiting illness."

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