Janet Scott
@drjanetscott.bsky.social
NHS Highland Consultant in Infectious Disease and NRS Research Fellow. Long COVID, post Ebola Syndrome, post treatment Lyme. Global Health.
Certainly for our #LongCOVID service the feedback is part of how we justify continued funding. Please please do the questionnaires and follow up surveys!!
December 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Certainly for our #LongCOVID service the feedback is part of how we justify continued funding. Please please do the questionnaires and follow up surveys!!
December 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Feeling grateful for a warm, well-lit home tonight, and for all those generations of thinkers and doers who made this possible.
Wishing everyone a peaceful winter solstice, and hope you enjoy the quiet and calm of the long night.
Thanks #AlisonParfitt for the best photos
Wishing everyone a peaceful winter solstice, and hope you enjoy the quiet and calm of the long night.
Thanks #AlisonParfitt for the best photos
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Feeling grateful for a warm, well-lit home tonight, and for all those generations of thinkers and doers who made this possible.
Wishing everyone a peaceful winter solstice, and hope you enjoy the quiet and calm of the long night.
Thanks #AlisonParfitt for the best photos
Wishing everyone a peaceful winter solstice, and hope you enjoy the quiet and calm of the long night.
Thanks #AlisonParfitt for the best photos
So far we have plenty enough work with those referred from general practice!! Glad your Dad got a diagnosis.
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
So far we have plenty enough work with those referred from general practice!! Glad your Dad got a diagnosis.
#Stress #LongCOVID #ANBM #NHShighland #LOCOMOTION #NIHR
@JTSGlobalHealth @NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid @NHSHighland @Locomotionstudy
@JTSGlobalHealth @NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid @NHSHighland @Locomotionstudy
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#Stress #LongCOVID #ANBM #NHShighland #LOCOMOTION #NIHR
@JTSGlobalHealth @NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid @NHSHighland @Locomotionstudy
@JTSGlobalHealth @NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid @NHSHighland @Locomotionstudy
• Findings are consistent across gender and mental health history, suggesting the need for stress management in self-care programs.
Read the full paper here on Annals of Behavioral Medicine: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
Read the full paper here on Annals of Behavioral Medicine: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
Daily stress and worry are additional triggers of symptom fluctuations in individuals living with Long COVID: Results from an intensive longitudinal cohort study - White Rose Research Online
eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
• Findings are consistent across gender and mental health history, suggesting the need for stress management in self-care programs.
Read the full paper here on Annals of Behavioral Medicine: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
Read the full paper here on Annals of Behavioral Medicine: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...
• Stress and worry about illness are strong predictors of increased symptom severity on the same and following day.
• Symptoms affected include breathlessness, dizziness, depression, and cognitive dysfunction.
• Symptoms affected include breathlessness, dizziness, depression, and cognitive dysfunction.
October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
• Stress and worry about illness are strong predictors of increased symptom severity on the same and following day.
• Symptoms affected include breathlessness, dizziness, depression, and cognitive dysfunction.
• Symptoms affected include breathlessness, dizziness, depression, and cognitive dysfunction.
From experience with Ebola and COVID-19: clinical support for patients and connecting outbreak response to long-term research matters.
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#RiftValleyFever #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
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#RiftValleyFever #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
Rift Valley fever
Rift Valley fever
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October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
From experience with Ebola and COVID-19: clinical support for patients and connecting outbreak response to long-term research matters.
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#RiftValleyFever #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
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#RiftValleyFever #GlobalHealth #OneHealth
Thanks - it was just supposed to be an illustration! Our home nasa lean test instructions are on the web page. They should only be carried out and interpreted by a medical professional
www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/media/aanb1z...
www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/media/aanb1z...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Thanks - it was just supposed to be an illustration! Our home nasa lean test instructions are on the web page. They should only be carried out and interpreted by a medical professional
www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/media/aanb1z...
www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/media/aanb1z...
#POTS #POTSawarenessmonth #LOCOMOTIONStudy #OrthostatiIntolerance #NASALeanTest #LongCOVIDResearch #NHSCRS #POTSScreening
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#POTS #POTSawarenessmonth #LOCOMOTIONStudy #OrthostatiIntolerance #NASALeanTest #LongCOVIDResearch #NHSCRS #POTSScreening
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
🏥 Worth Considering:
These findings suggest that offering NASA Lean Test screening in long COVID clinics could help ensure patients receive timely diagnosis and management.
🔗 Learn about the NASA Lean Test: www.potsuk.org
📄 Read our LOCOMOTION study: doi.org/10.1002/jmv....
These findings suggest that offering NASA Lean Test screening in long COVID clinics could help ensure patients receive timely diagnosis and management.
🔗 Learn about the NASA Lean Test: www.potsuk.org
📄 Read our LOCOMOTION study: doi.org/10.1002/jmv....
Home - PoTS UK
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October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🏥 Worth Considering:
These findings suggest that offering NASA Lean Test screening in long COVID clinics could help ensure patients receive timely diagnosis and management.
🔗 Learn about the NASA Lean Test: www.potsuk.org
📄 Read our LOCOMOTION study: doi.org/10.1002/jmv....
These findings suggest that offering NASA Lean Test screening in long COVID clinics could help ensure patients receive timely diagnosis and management.
🔗 Learn about the NASA Lean Test: www.potsuk.org
📄 Read our LOCOMOTION study: doi.org/10.1002/jmv....
💡 Our Experience at NHS CRS:
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
💡 Our Experience at NHS CRS:
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
⚠️ The Key Takeaway:
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
⚠️ The Key Takeaway:
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
📊 What We Found:
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
📊 What We Found:
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
💡 Our Experience at NHS CRS:
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
💡 Our Experience at NHS CRS:
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
We’ve found it useful to screen all long COVID patients for PoTS using the NASA Lean Test - a simple assessment most patients can successfully complete at home.
⚠️ The Key Takeaway:
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
⚠️ The Key Takeaway:
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
Nearly half of patients with PoTS would have been missed without routine screening - they showed no classic symptoms beforehand.
📊 What We Found:
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
📊 What We Found:
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
• 11% of long COVID patients met criteria for PoTS
• 52% experienced orthostatic intolerance symptoms during testing
• 45% of those with objective PoTS had NO prior warning symptoms
"Our workarounds might just work for acquired cognitive issues too." So, I'm wondering if we should be sharing our playbook more widely this week as we increase awareness of Dyslexia?
#DAW25 #LongCOVID #CognitiveChallenges #AdaptiveStrategies #MedicalPerspective
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
#DAW25 #LongCOVID #CognitiveChallenges #AdaptiveStrategies #MedicalPerspective
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"Our workarounds might just work for acquired cognitive issues too." So, I'm wondering if we should be sharing our playbook more widely this week as we increase awareness of Dyslexia?
#DAW25 #LongCOVID #CognitiveChallenges #AdaptiveStrategies #MedicalPerspective
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
#DAW25 #LongCOVID #CognitiveChallenges #AdaptiveStrategies #MedicalPerspective
@NHSNSS @longCOVIDScot @long_covid
"The difference? I was born dyslexic and had decades to develop these systems. They're dealing with sudden cognitive changes that turned their world upside down. But maybe that's where the dyslexic community can help. We've been living with and adapting to these kinds of brain differences forever."
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"The difference? I was born dyslexic and had decades to develop these systems. They're dealing with sudden cognitive changes that turned their world upside down. But maybe that's where the dyslexic community can help. We've been living with and adapting to these kinds of brain differences forever."