Summary
This guideline covers identifying, assessing and managing the long-term effects of COVID-19, often described as ‘Long COVID’. It makes recommendations about care in all healthcare settings for adults, children and young people who have new or ongoing symptoms 4 weeks or more after the start of acute COVID-19. It also includes advice on organising services for Long COVID.
Content
This guideline includes recommendations on:
- identifying people with ongoing symptomatic COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 syndrome
- assessing people with new or ongoing symptoms after acute COVID-19
- investigations and referral
- planning care
- management
- follow-up and monitoring
- sharing information and continuity of care
- service organisation.
Who is it for?
- Health and care practitioners
- Health and care staff involved in planning and delivering services
- Commissioners.
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 (last updated 11 November 2021)
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng188
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