The first hospital dedicated to helping coronavirus patients recover from the long-term effects of the illness has received its first patients.
Surrey's NHS Seacole Centre opened this month at Headley Court, a former rehab centre for injured soldiers.
COVID-19 patients can be left with tracheostomy wounds from having a tube inserted in the windpipe or need heart, lung or muscle therapy, the NHS said.
Others who have survived the virus may need psychological or social care.
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens said: "While our country is now emerging from the initial peak of coronavirus, we're now seeing a substantial new need for rehab and aftercare."
He said while patients had survived life-threatening complications, many would see a longer-lasting impact on their health.
Source: BBC News, 29 May 2020
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