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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I'm joining the call for up-to-date scientific representation & meaningful patient engagement in Long Covid and ME. I'm proud to support the Open Letter to RCPsych, backed by 58 orgs & 1200 signatories. #HearOurVoices #RCPsychIC 📩 tinyurl.com/46enh82n

Open Letter to the Royal College of Psychiatrists
LONG COVID ADVOCACY
Dear Prof. Subodh Dave, President-elect,
12 May, 2026
We are writing on ME Awareness Day in relation to the Royal College of Psychiatrists' ongoing work on ME and Long Covid, and in the context of your stated commitment to integrating patient expertise into clinical practice and institutional decision-making
This commitment carries significant responsibility in conditions where patients have experienced harm from mischaracterisation, delayed recognition, and the privileging of theoretical psychosocial explanations in clinical and academic settings.
We are particularly concerned by the inclusion of speakers Paul Garner, Alan Carson, and Trudie Chalder in Congress programming, given their longstanding association with psychiatric-led psychosocial frameworks applied to ME, which continue to shape the clinical interpretation of Long Covid.
While the programme includes biomedical terminology and references to patient experience, its overall structure continues to position psychosocial and behavioural frameworks as the primary lens through which post-acute viral illness is interpreted and managed.
For example, cognitive symptoms and potential neurological markers are framed within a psychiatric-led session; personal experience of post-infectious fatigue is presented alongside psychological recovery narratives; and cognitive behavioural therapy is positioned in relation to routine specialist clinic outcomes. This sequencing shapes how evidence is interpreted and which explanatory models are implicitly centred.
The inclusion of biomedical language does not in itself reflect a shift in underlying paradigm when interpretive authority remains organised around behavioural and psychosocial models. In this context, patient experience is situated within frameworks that determine its meaning in advance, rather than as an independent form of evidence.
Since the emergence of Long Covid, there has been a substantial…

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful dads and father figures. Thinking of others who have someone missing at the table today, especially for the first time. Whatever today means, 🫂

Faded black and white photo of a grandfather and child with words look for them in the moments you’ll find them there

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

5 years ago today, junior doctors wore scrubs our community made. We did what we could—but science says they needed masks. Clean air, proper PPE & safe care settings are urgent Have your say. Petition closes 11 May 🔗 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... #Hampshire #CleanAirInHealthcare

Junior doctors wearing scrubs made by Hampshire FTLOS at the height of the pandemic

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

During their presentation in January @ukhsa.bsky.social made a number of key recommendations (below) including points relating to air cleaners. The link to their presentation is here 🔗 www.eurovent.eu/wp-content/u...

Screen grab of a slide from a UKHSA presentation in January. The full presentation is linked in the main post

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Winchester flowers and a Hayling sunset #Hampshire 💙

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Rosamunds work started a movement. It inspires others like me and there is no doubt in my mind that she is improving and saving lives. As a mother, I cannot imagine the strength it takes to stand beside your daughter in this way. 7/

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Witnessing the speeches, songs, and poems was profoundly moving. Standing behind Sadiq and Stephen, an embrace underlined to me the deep respect they share with Rosamund no doubt forged through a decade of grief and hard-fought battles. 6/

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

journey into London without hesitation. I felt small in the presence of Clean Air Champions Rosamund, Sir Sadiq Khan, and Prof Sir Stephen Holgate CBE, also from Hampshire, alongside Ella’s incredible brother and sister. 5/

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The atmosphere was one of celebration, love and strength in collective determination to continue to raise awareness about the dangers of toxic air. Her mother, Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah CBE invited clean air campaigners. This is a lady who resuscitated her own daughter. I took the long 4/

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

the same age and height as my daughter is now, she died. It was deeply moving to attend the unveiling of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s statue in South London. It was a warm and bright, sunny day which reflected what we heard of Ella’s spirit. 3/

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Inhaler in hand, sculpted on Ella’s tiny body are the clothes she was wearing the day before her fatal asthma attack, including the shoes she wore to school. Ella developed severe asthma shortly before her 7th birthday. Air pollution caused her to stop breathing and at just 9 years old, 2/

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

🧵Situated in a flower garden in the borough where she lived, a life sized Ella stands happy, confident and full of potential overlooking Lewisham hospital where she was hospitalised 30 times before she died. @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social @london.gov.uk 1/

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Day 2 The air my young daughter was breathing was fine until she entered school. There was quite the drop in air quality between 8 and 9.30am. Her timetable shows that she was in the RE room. That environment isn’t a healthy place to sit let alone learn. #Hampshire

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It’s fascinating to watch the invisible become visible. Quite addictive actually! It’s early doors but the monitor is super easy to use and seems to have good reviews. Looking forward to seeing readings from her Science and English classes…

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The most significant changes in air quality always seem to appear at around 2pm in my daughter’s school. The same is true for CO2 levels.

Chart. Pm1 pm2.5 and pm10 levels inside a school

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Inspired by science, it’s a joy to watch my daughter’s curiosity about the world around her grow We’ve been fortunate to receive a wearable air quality monitor from family. It tracks air pollution in real time, providing PM1, PM2.5, & PM10 levels & Total VOCs Today she took it to school 🍎✏️

Picture of a school bag with a Long Covid badge and air quality monitor

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Children in Hampshire and all children across the UK and beyond deserve to breathe clean air inside their classrooms. We wouldn’t expect them to drink dirty water. Why do we still expect them to breathe dirty air. @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @twvd73.bsky.social

Children and covid19 infection harm stats

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

“It turned out…” That was lucky then (if true) Clean the air in schools.

Dr Deepti Gurdasani
Clinical Epidemiologist and
Statistical Geneticist
COVID-19 now annually kills more children than other vaccines preventable diseases
- including measles, mumps, rubella and varicella. Apart from this it also causes long-term multi-system disease and Long Covid in children, increasing the risk of diabetes, clotting conditions and kidney and lung disease. The consequences on children have been huge - with >15,000 children estimated to have been orphaned. I can't think of any infectious disease in children with a similar impact.
October 2022

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Daughter’s teacher has encouraged the class to wash their hands thoroughly due to circulating norovirus. 👍 Meanwhile coughs and cold are rife and enduring 👎 Where is the public health messaging for schools? @ukhsa.bsky.social #Attendance #Inclusion #VentilateToo

UK faces potential second norovirus wave with even recently infected people at risk
New NHS figures show the number of beds taken up by patients with the virus is nearly 150% higher than last year.
• Thursday 27 February 2025 12:42, UK

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

The air quality outdoors was actually quite good. The filters were in a senior school computer lab. Imagine an inner city school 😳

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Air filter after 7 months of school air. There were two, 20’ apart. I’d rather an air filter clear this muck than my daughters’ developing lungs 🥺 ✅Mechanical ventilation ✅CO2 < 1200ppm ✅Windows open 95% of the time Ht Ryan Murphy

Air filters - one dirty one new and clean

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

There will be a child in every class with asthma or an allergy whose chances of winning a 100% attendance award are zero. It’s time we switched to health-based rather than minimum standards. #SafeAirSchools #CleanTheirAir

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

She's the sweetest little lady 🥰 And now a school year anti-bullying ambassador, standing strong for those who struggle. ❤️ them both. #ValentinesDay2025

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

A webinar discussing practical solutions 👏🏼🙏🏻 @henryburridge.bsky.social #SafeAirSchools events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7d54c6...

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Wordle 1,315 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

“Sweep on his bone car will never not be hilarious”.

Sweep is driving his bone car.

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

My young daughter has missed 3 days this week so far. She’s exhausted and her class is depleted. So thankful for an understanding boss

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Children continue to be harmed by COVID-19 even though data is no longer shared 😢🇬🇧 Date reporting ended: Dec 2022 - Orphans Dec 2023 - ONS mortality by age Mar 2024 - Long Covid in children HT @tigresseleanor.bsky.social @jneill.bsky.social

Child covid infection harm data
Picture of child with teddy

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Hampshire’s Children’s Services suggested a formal complaint to me. I’ve been working with the school successfully to some extent so I haven’t gone down that route yet. @cleanairhampshire.bsky.social

Aranet graph showing co2 levels of 5587ppm

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

TY 🙂 Aka blue penguin like this one that almost ran over my foot

A blue penguin (also known as little penguin or fairy penguin)

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Indoor air really matters. So hopeful for this pilot project. Details will be coming soon www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl... @cleanairclassrm.bsky.social Ht @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social 2./

Newspaper page from BBC showing 3 school children

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Nathalie Pearson @natpearson.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

“It is important for all pediatricians to discuss these disease trajectories associated with early-life infections with families, knowing that a high infection load in the first years of life may increase the risk of infections in later childhood and a range of other chronic disorders later in life”

Picture of poorly child with headline “Early-life infection burden continues throughout childhood, new data reveal”

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