Long Covid/Post Covid Syndrome – how will it affect organisations and employers? (15 July 2021)

Summary

In this blog, PC Barry Calder, Lead of the Metropolitan Police Service Disability Staff Association COVID Peer Support Group, raises concerns about the potential impact of long COVID on staff and organisations. He highlights that organisations can take proactive steps to mitigate the consequences of staff being affected by long COVID, such as staff absences and changes to job roles.

He recommends that organisations:

• introduce regular contingency planning activities (such as COVID Resilience meetings)
• ensure managers are trained to support staff living with long COVID
• ensure occupational health and staff wellbeing services include support relevant to long COVID
• consider establishing peer support groups for affected staff.