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Long Covid

Long Covid, or post-Covid-19 syndrome, is a prolonged persistence of symptoms associated with a coronavirus (Covid-19) infection which extends beyond the typical recovery period of around two weeks. Symptoms are wide ranging, but commonly include fatigue, breathlessness, chest pain and problems with memory and concentration or “brain fog”. ONS data in September 2021 suggested that, of UK people with self-reported long Covid, 817,000 (84%) first had (or suspected they had) Covid-19 at least 12 weeks previously and, for 384,000 (40%), at least one year previously. These pages provide news and guidance on the impact of long Covid as individuals, the medical profession and employers start to understand it.

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    Managing long Covid: the next unknown for OH?

    by Nick Thorpe and Hanna Disselbeck 6 Aug 2021
    by Nick Thorpe and Hanna Disselbeck 6 Aug 2021

    As worries grow about the potential impact of long Covid, OH will need to be proactive in providing guidance and leadership.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid

    Study uncovers 203 possible long Covid symptoms

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jul 2021

    A large scale study finds that fatigue, post-exertional malaise and cognitive dysfunction are common long Covid symptoms.

    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid
    • OH service delivery

    Supporting long Covid as Britain unlocks

    by Naomi Thompson 13 Jul 2021
    by Naomi Thompson 13 Jul 2021

    As Britain braces itself to ease Covid-19 restrictions next week, how occupational health can effectively help and support employers to...

    • Stress
    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid

    Will Covid-19 change how we think about sickness absence?

    by Mike O'Donnell 13 Jul 2021
    by Mike O'Donnell 13 Jul 2021

    The fact Covid-19 can cause anything from short-term illness through to longer term hospitalisation and even months of ‘long Covid’...

    • Research
    • Clinical governance
    • Long Covid

    Extent of long Covid may be being under-reported in NHS, study suggests

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jul 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jul 2021

    Study finds discrepencies between patient records and long Covid survey data.

    • Coronavirus
    • Disability
    • Long Covid

    Long Covid: will employees be able to claim compensation?

    by Vanessa James 30 Jun 2021
    by Vanessa James 30 Jun 2021

    Many have pressed for long Covid to be classified as an occupational disease, which could enable compensation claims. But this might not be a straightforward decision.

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    • Coronavirus
    • Clinical governance

    OH access vital for long Covid return to work, says SOM

    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 29 Jun 2021

    People with long Covid should be able to access occupational health to aid the return to work, the Society of Occupational Medicine has said.

    • Research
    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid

    More than two million in England could have long Covid

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Jun 2021

    More than two million adults in England may have had long Covid, a study has suggested.

    • Coronavirus
    • Long Covid
    • Mental health conditions

    Five ways for OH to help with ‘Covid recovery’

    by Vicky Walker 24 Jun 2021
    by Vicky Walker 24 Jun 2021

    As businesses tentatively begin to think about Covid ‘recovery’ from the autumn onwards, occupational health could have a pivotal role...

    • Coronavirus
    • Disability
    • Long Covid

    Nine in 10 Covid sufferers have ongoing symptoms

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Jun 2021

    Nine in 10 workers who have had Covid-19 have been left with ongoing symptoms – many of whom say these have lasted longer than a year.

    • Coronavirus
    • Conditions
    • Long Covid

    One million living with ‘long Covid’, warns ONS

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2021

    Around one million people in the UK could be living with long Covid, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

    • Coronavirus
    • Disability
    • Mental health conditions

    ‘Long Covid’: should we be thinking polio, not flu?

    by Personnel Today 4 Jun 2021
    by Personnel Today 4 Jun 2021

    The speed at which we have learned about Covid-19 over the past year, and the way in which resources have...

    • Coronavirus
    • Disability
    • Long Covid

    Long Covid patients waiting more than four months for treatment

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Jun 2021

    Some people with long Covid symptoms are having to wait more than four months for treatment, according to a group...

    • Coronavirus
    • NHS
    • Long Covid

    Long Covid compensation decision could take more than a year

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 May 2021

    Key workers experiencing ‘long Covid’ could be waiting more than a year to find out if they are entitled to compensation.

    • Disability
    • Health surveillance
    • Long Covid

    Long Covid may need to be treated as a disability, lawyer warns

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2021

    Organisations may need to consider treating those with ‘long Covid’ as if they have a disability in order to avoid falling into legal hot water,

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