Long Covid: Implications for the workplace (3 April 2021)

Summary

The prolonged illness experienced by many patients following acute COVID-19 has been termed ‘Long Covid’ by the self-organised patient groups formed on platforms like Facebook. Some of these patients have now been symptomatic for over a year. Long Covid impacts on ability to work, which has implications for employers, occupational health (OH) services and the wider economy. Clare Rayner and Richard Campbell discuss this in an article in Occupational Medicine.