Organisers said the Jubilee Challenge, part of the Ten Tors weekend, was designed for young people with a range of physical, neurological or educational needs to take on four different routes across Dartmoor.
Meanwhile in some places, such as Dudley, the Long Covid service was axed completely.In a survey of patients affected by the condition, a spokesperson for Long Covid Support said they found about half of those they talked to considered themselves disabled by the condition.
A similar number of adults surveyed also said they were not followed up by a healthcare professional and still had ongoing symptoms, despite when the NHS discharged them from treatment.The charity's spokesperson said the decline in these services needed to be reversed for adults, children and young people.James Gill, an associate professor of clinical studies at Warwick Medical School, said dealing with Long Covid for many patients was like "walking around wearing a weighted blanket. Try having a life like that".
In response to an FoI, NHS England confirmed, as of April 2024, 109 services were open, including 99 for adults with the other 10 for children and young peopleBut a spokesperson said they stopped checking on the closure of clinics 11 months ago, when responsibility was given to regional NHS groups.
NHS England also declined to give any details about how public money was spent on Long Covid services.
The government told Parliament in 2024: "NHS England has invested £314m to expand Long Covid treatment in the NHS and rehabilitation services."Cai says he has noticed that videos with millions of likes can be persuasive to other young men his age.
For example, he says one of his friends became drawn into content from a controversial influencer - and started to adopt misogynistic views.His friend “took it too far”, Cai says. “He started saying things about women. It’s like you have to give your friend a reality check.”
Cai says he has commented on posts to say that he doesn’t like them, and when he has accidentally liked videos, he has tried to undo it, hoping it will reset the algorithms. But he says he has ended up with more videos taking over his feeds.So, how do TikTok’s algorithms actually work?