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‘I feel abandoned’: Sydney’s trailblazing long COVID clinic to close

By Angus Thomson

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‘I feel abandoned’: Sydney’s trailblazing long COVID clinic to close

Faux said in January the clinic was fully booked and had treated more than 1000 patients since it opened.

“I’m not getting less, I’m getting more long COVID referrals,” Faux said at the time. “I’m still seeing people from other states in my rooms because they don’t have access to long COVID clinics.”

Charlotte Sangster, who has suffered multiple hospitalisations and has been unable to work full-time since contracting COVID in November 2023, said she was informed of the decision while attending the clinic for an appointment on Monday.

“I cried when they told me,” she said. “I feel frustrated and abandoned, to be honest.”