The National Health Service is asking members of the public to give information about their experiences of coronavirus as part of a major survey.
This survey will help the NHS understand more about how and where it affecting people now. By answering some quick questions, people can help the NHS plan its response to coronavirus.
The NHS especially wants to hear from those with symptoms, no matter how mild. But it also helps if you let them know if you’re feeling OK. You can fill in this survey for yourself or for someone else, like a child or an elderly relative. If the person is aged 13 and over, check that they are happy for you to complete the survey for them.
They will not be sharing the answer beyond the NHS and trusted organisations working directly with the NHS in response to coronavirus. You can fill in the survey here.
Meanwhile national charity Rethink Mental Illness, which was set up to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and campaigning, has also set up a survey
to be filled in if you live with a mental illness yourself or care for someone who does. They have also set up an online hub to offer support during the crisie and there is also a Sheffield Helpline you can ring on 0808 801 0440.
On a more international scale the Covid-19 Disability Rights Monitor has set up a worldwide survey to gather information:
(i) on the experiences of persons with disabilities, and
(ii) on how states are responding to states of emergency situations in relation to this specific population.
Although participants’ identities will remain anonymous, the results will be published in order to ensure that inherent dignity of persons with disabilities is respected worldwide even during this pandemic.
