Long COVID

The long-term effects of Covid-19 (Covid) is commonly referred to as 'Long COVID' or 'Post COVID' which is the term given to refer to individuals that are still feeling the persistent after-effects of the virus via a range of overlapping symptoms.

The main symptoms that are often cited include shortness of breath, brain fog, extreme tiredness/fatigue and dizziness/nausea - but there's a wide range of others too. 

This new Workforce Wellbeing page aims to support health and care staff to find out more about self-care in managing these symptoms through trusted clinical information, resources and a series of new webinars. 

Trusted sources of information

Fact-facts

  • New research shows 2 million people may have had long COVID.*

  • An estimated 1.1 million people in private households in the UK reported experienced long COVID (symptoms persisting more than four weeks after the first suspected Covid episode) over a four-week period ending 6 March 2021.**

  • As of 18th May 2021, estimates by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggest that approiximately 122,000 healthcare workers and 31,000 social care workers are self-reporting symptoms of long COVID.
  • Further intel from the Post-Covid Assessment Clinics indicates that between 5th April 2021 and 24th October 2021, approximately 9.05% of those attending an initial Post Covid Aassessment Clinic for assessment work for the NHS.

Sources: *Gov.uk / **Office for National Statistics (accessed November 2021)

Resources for health and care staff with Long COVID

Watch the recording of the Long COVID and South Asian Communities webinar 

Useful links

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Long COVID in South Yorkshire

We're working with staff and local communities to support everyone in their Long COVID recovery.

Our recent campaign involved working across the region with NHS, local authorities and the voluntary/community sector to drive interest in raising awareness of the Your Covid Recovery NHS website. 

Find out more about the campaign