Tag: long covid

Living with Covid 19

Second Review

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR); 2021.

This is the second of two dynamic reviews of the evidence around people’s experience of the enduring symptoms following a Covid19 infection.

A dynamic review of the evidence around ongoing Covid19, discussing the current evidence, what ‘Long Covid’ is along with the causes, diagnosis and management of Long Covid.

“The complexity of needs in some people with Long Covid mirrors the needs of people with multiple long-term conditions who benefit from a holistic, integrated approach rather than symptom by symptom management. Many people with Long Covid complain of fragmented care and 23% of our survey respondents wanted a case worker/key worker to co-ordinate care.”

NIHR

Long Covid

Evidence, recommendations and priority research questions

Long Covid: evidence, recommendations and priority research questions.
House of Lords; 2020.

[Written evidence from the House of Lords’ COVID-19 Committee: Life beyond COVID Inquiry. “Long Covid is a distinct condition affecting approximately 60,000 people in the UK … Clinical guidance and local protocols for long Covid are currently highly variable. This is likely to be contributing to the patient experience of inconsistent and fragmented care.” The paper recommends that a 4-tier clinical service be developed.]

‘Long Covid’ Sufferers

NHS to offer help at specialist centres

There is increasing evidence to suggest that 10% of Covid sufferers are still experiencing symptoms more than 3 weeks after infection and an estimated 60,0000 people suffering after 3 months of infection.

NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced that £10 million is to be invested this year in addition to local funding to help kick start and designate long covid clinics in every area across England, to complement existing primary, community and rehabilitation care.

He explained;

“While this is still a relatively new virus, we are learning more about covid with every passing week. It is now clear that long covid can have a major impact on the lives of a significant minority of patients weeks or months after they have contracted the virus. So just as the NHS quickly put in place specialist hospital care for acutely ill Covid patients at the start of the pandemic, now we must respond sensitively and effectively to these new patient needs.”

To read more about this, including the 5 part package of measure to boost NHS support for long covid patients click here.