Long Covid Scientific Consultancy is here to support you. Services include:
- 60 minute consultations (ideal for first appointments)
- 30 minute consultations (ideal for follow-ups or quick queries)
- 60 minute group appointments
- Urgent appointments (email me with the subject heading "URGENT")
- In-depth personal investigations
- AI interpretation service
- Letter and report writing
If you have a different request in mind, please do get in touch to discuss whether I can help.
60 minute consultation (£75)
Ideal for your first appointment:
- If you recently had COVID or a COVID vaccine and you’re not recovering (for example, continued breathlessness, fatigue)
- If you have (or think you have) long COVID or vaccine injury and you’re so overwhelmed with information that you don’t know where to start
- If you have (or think you have) long COVID or vaccine injury and you’ve been completely left in the dark and you have no idea what is wrong
Price: £75 plus an extra £25 if you want a report (see below for what a report is and why it might be useful). I will ask at your appointment if you would like a report, and this will be invoiced separately so you do not need to decide now.
If you require test result interpretation or have ideas you’d like to discuss, it’s helpful if you can send these at least 2 days before we meet
30 minute consultation (£50)
Ideal for follow-up appointments:
- If you have some quick questions
- If you need help interpreting test results
- If you’d like follow-up information from a previous consult
Price: £50 plus an extra £25 if you want a report (see below for what a report is and why it might be useful). I will ask at your appointment if you would like a report, and this will be invoiced separately so you do not need to decide now.
If you require test result interpretation or have ideas you’d like to discuss, it’s helpful if you can send these at least 2 days before we meet
So you can prepare for your appointment...
Each appointment will be unique, but to give an idea of the type of information that may be required in case you want to prepare, I might ask you about the following:
- Trigger to illness (e.g. COVID-19)
- Symptoms (e.g. severity, when they started, if there's a trigger or pattern)
- Tests (e.g. what tests have been done, when, what the results were)
- Diagnoses you have received or had ruled out
- Treatments you have tried, when you tried them, for how long, and if they helped
- What you hope this service can help with
Sometimes it can be helpful to send information in advance, though this is not necessarily essential. In particularly, it can be helpful to send the following in advance (ideally at least 48 hours before our appointment):
✅ Bullet point list of your aims for our meeting
✅ Specific test results you would like help understanding
✅ Particular topics you are interested in discussing (e.g. protocols, treatments, diagnoses)
✅ Brief history, especially if this will be helpful for you (e.g. if you are worried you will forget something)
We will discuss your case in detail in our appointment. Therefore, there is no need to send me the following in advance:
❌ Detailed information on your medical history
❌ Every test you have had
❌ A copy of your medical record or similar
However, it may be helpful for you to have these to hand in our appointment in case you need to check something
I usually try to read everything I get sent in advance, however, this may not be possible, or may incur extra charges if:
- Information is sent less than 48 hours before our meeting: I may not be able to read through everything
- There is a lot of information to go through: If I need to spend more than 1 hour reading through information that has been sent, this may incur a fee at my standard rate of £50 per 30 minutes or £75 per hour (above the 1 hour I would normally spend preparing). I will discuss with you if this is the case so you will not receive an unexpected invoice
Based on the above, if you have information you would like to share before our meeting, please send these at least 48 hours in advance by email: harriet@lc-sc.co.uk
Email policy:
After appointments, you may have follow-up questions. I am happy to answer these by email within reason. If there are multiple queries or things that will take significant time to answer, I may suggest we have a 30 minute appointment for follow-up, or charge for the equivalent time (£50 for 30 minutes, £75 for 60 minutes). Any costs will be discussed and agreed up front, so please do not be worried that you will be hit with an unexpected invoice!
Letter/report writing (variable price)
Some clients are requesting letters/reports outwith the above appointment + report "bundle".
If you need a letter written, please email me outlining the purpose and aims. The cost of letters/reports will vary depending on the depth and time required and we can discuss what is a fair price when you get in touch. As a rough guide:
- A short letter (usually 1-3pages) concisely summarising a particular issue: £50
- A longer letter (usually 3-10 pages) providing more detail about one or more issue/s: £75
- A highly detailed report requiring substantive research time and/or being notably long (> 10 pages): £75 per hour
These prices are flexible and will vary depending on what is required. We can discuss a fair price before we agree to anything so you won't be charged for anything you have not approved. Edits are generally free of charge, but this may depend on how extensive the edits you require are (again, we can discuss this so it is fair).
Some examples of what people ask for:
- A brief summary of key tests that may be useful
- Information on one particular illness
- An advocacy letter (e.g. explaining the specific needs of a patient whilst in hospital)
- A summary of evidence about a particular topic
Of course, this is highly personalised, so please let me know your needs and we can discuss if I can help or not.
URGENT APPOINTMENTS (£50 for 30 minutes / £75 for 60 minutes)
Sometimes you need to speak to someone fast.
If you need an urgent appointment, please email me with "URGENT" in the email subject heading (you can do this by clicking the link below) and I will do my best to speak to you as soon as possible.
60-MINUTE GROUP CONSULT (MINIMUM 3 PEOPLE, MAXIMUM 8 PEOPLE) (£20 per person)
Ideal for a group of people who have similar problems or questions that you want to discussed together.
Price: £20 per person or £25 per person with a group report (see below for what a report is and why it might be useful).
Please email me directly for this service.
IN-DEPTH PERSONAL INVESTIGATION (decided on an individual basis, but £85 per hour as standard)
Ideal if you have done lots of tests and yet you have no answers.
This service might include:
- A deep dive into the literature to understand what avenues might be most fruitful to explore with your medical team
- Finding, reading, and/or interpreting research papers for you
- Helping you test ideas systematically so you get the most valid answers (this is not an endorsement of the products/ideas you want to test)
However, this is a flexible service designed to meet your needs, so if you have ideas, please let me know how I can help.
Typically involves an initial consultation (1 hour) during which we will discuss your case and decide if this is something I might be able to help with. If we go ahead, we will discuss and agree reasonable expectations on how many hours I’ll likely work on your case.
Price (standard rate): £85 per hour
Depending on how you want to use this service, this hourly price includes:
- An initial meeting (no cost)
- A wrap up meeting (no cost)
- A final report with the relevant research cited and recommendations (e.g. for tests to do or diagnoses to explore)
- An expected higher level of contact through emails
If we need to have an interim meeting, this will be charged at standard rate (£50 for 30 minutes / £75 for 60 minutes). Interim emails will be included within our agreed time allocation.
Due to the nature of this service, we may agree a different pricing strategy, e.g. a single price for a particular task. Pricing will always be discussed, negotiated where needed, and agreed upon so you will not end up with an unexpected invoice!
This is a highly tailored service with limited availability.
Please email me to enquire about this service.
I often find requests for this service can be served with one or two appointments, and we can discuss what would be most appropriate for your circumstance.
AI interpretation service
Many patients are now using artificial intelligence (AI) to try and understand their illness. Whilst AI can be helpful, it is important to be aware of its limitations, such as:
- Hallucinations and incorrect citations
- Repeating commonly stated ideas uncritically
- Using predictive language to “interpret” (rather than actually understanding the context of) research
Indeed, I have found even changing one single word in a search can lead to AI giving a completely different answer, I have even seen it interpret my own research incorrectly.
If you would like the information you have gathered from AI to be checked over, please do get in touch.
Price (standard rate): £75 per hour, however, as this will likely just be a single project, we can predefine a pricing strategy instead of paying per hour.
Depending on your needs, it can be helpful to also have a list of your current symptoms, medications/supplements, diagnoses, and test results so I can put the AI overview into the correct context.
For the avoidance of doubt, I do not use AI for this or any other service.
What kind of support do you offer?
Long Covid Scientific Consultancy aims to help you in whatever way possible, within my remit. As best as possible, information I provide is an impartial take on the evidence so far, and I will always try to express how strong evidence is when we speak, and cite my sources in reports. I have extensive research experience including a Masters of Research (MRes) degree and PhD, ample contacts in the medical field specialising in diseases common in long COVID, and am obviously a patient so benefits from the vast wealth of knowledge the wider community shares.
I deal with many clients with different needs and preferences, such as those who prefer non-pharmacological options or those who want to press on through more conventional medical systems, those with various dietary requirements to consider (due to medical and non-medical reasons), or those with other preferences (e.g. medications they do or do not want to try). I will always try to tailor information to suit your needs and preferences, with no judgement; you do not need to explain yourself to me!
Support will vary depending on your needs, but it may look like:
- Attending (online) meetings/appointments you need support in
- Dietary considerations
- Discussing diagnostic pathways
- Discussing the evidence, pros, and cons of a protocol you are interested in
- Explaining how medications work and what both the general risks are as well as risks more specific to our community
- Explaining what test results may mean
- Writing letters to your doctor or someone else
I do not endorse a particular protocol, nor do I claim to have all the answers. I am not a medical doctor, I cannot diagnose, I cannot prescribe nor recommend treatments, and the information provided from this service should not be construed as, nor viewed as a substitute for, medical advice. This service is about giving you tailored information to help you make informed decisions. You can read more here about what I can and cannot do.
Still have questions, or not sure if I can help? Get in touch!
what is a report and why it might be useful?
A report aims to summarise our discussion, and when requested with a 30 or 60 minute appointment, cost an extra £25. For reports/letters written without an appointment, the cost is variable depending on the time required (see above). Depending on what we discuss and any requirements you have, this might include:
- A summary of your symptoms
- Home tests or monitoring equipment that might help you see what is wrong
- Medical tests that might be useful to ask for
- Diagnoses that could be worth discussing with your medical team
- Signposting to further information or support
This can be helpful so we can engage in discussion and you do not need to worry about note taking, which can be particularly useful if you have cognitive problems, like brain fog. I might also add in extra thoughts that come to mind whilst preparing the report.
Although the report is for you, you may wish to take it to your doctor or medical team, or have another purpose in mind. I cannot guarantee they will do anything with it but it might give them some direction regarding what tests might be useful to rule in or out possible diagnoses. As you may have a particular purpose in mind for your report, please let me know if there is specific information you want included. I am happy to tailor these to suit your needs, providing I believe they are an accurate representation of your situation.