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Content ArticleIn this opinion piece, authors highlight the growing cohort of patients who are suffering symptoms many months after their initial COVID-19 infection and the increasing demand on GP services. They also highlight a need for studies that can illuminate the underlying mechanism and for insights into the nature of this condition, how long it’s likely to go on for, what can be done about it, and through which clinical specialties. "Many estimates of long covid suggest that greater than 10% of acute cases have features that do not resolve over the subsequent months. Extrapolated to the current global burden of covid-19, this suggests potentially over five million current "long haulers"."
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COVID-19: COGER Study (30 November 2020)
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The COGER study is collecting data to gain insight into the course of functional and medical recovery in older people affected by COVID-19 participating in rehabilitation across Europe. -
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Coronavirus Recovery: Breathing Exercises
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The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 attacks the lungs and respiratory system, sometimes resulting in significant damage. COVID-19 often leads to pneumonia and even acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a severe lung injury. Recovering lung function is possible but can require therapy and exercises for months after the infection is treated.- Posted
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Engaging Long COVID patients (30 November 2020)
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Patient Safety Learning looks at some of the concerns facing people living with Long COVID in this blog for the Patient Information Forum.- Posted
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Content ArticleAs research into the long-term impact of COVID-19 continues, this guide from the Royal College of Nursing explores the symptoms and how clinicians can support their patients’ recovery. Topics covered: Post-viral fatigue Fluctuating multi-system symptoms Lasting organ damage Post-intensive care syndrome Mental health Learning and training
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Content ArticleWith delays to promised support and trusts accused of penalising staff during their recovery, HSJ dig into why the NHS must provide support sooner rather than later for those experiencing Long-COVID. Patient Safety Learning has recently published a blog calling for better information and engagement with patients who have Long COVID: Clear NHS plan needed to reassure Long COVID patients. We have also co-produced a patient information leaflet with the Royal College of General Practitioners, to help patients understand what they can expect from their GP. To listen to the HSJ podcast, click on the link below.
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Content ArticleThis report from the Centre for Perioperative Care provides evidence to justify the case for perioperative care, the integrated multidisciplinary care of patients from the moment surgery is contemplated through to full recovery. This report has brought together a wide range of research about the effectiveness of perioperative care. It considered over 27,000 studies in preparing this review. The results show that perioperative care is associated with high quality clinical outcomes, reduced financial cost and better patient satisfaction. A perioperative approach can increase how prepared and empowered people feel before and after surgery. This can reduce complications and the amount of time that people stay in hospital after surgery, meaning that people feel better sooner and are able to resume their day-to-day life. The review highlights the effectiveness of clear perioperative pathways, with an average two-day reduction in hospital stay across multiple types of surgery. Different interventions, including prehabilitation, exercise and smoking cessation can significantly reduce complications by 30% to 80%. This scale of benefits is far greater than many new drugs or treatments launched.
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Content ArticleThis is a Early Day Motion tabled in the House of Commons on the 8th September 2020 which notes that significant numbers of people in the UK are living with Long COVID, a term for those with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 who are continuing to struggle with prolonged, debilitating and sometimes severe symptoms months later. The motion calls for the Government to consider and implement measures to support those living with Long COVID.
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Content ArticleOn 28 August 2020, LongCovid.org and partners sent a letter to Jeremy Hunt, Chair of the Health & Social Care Committee, to ask for the UK Government to assemble a multi-disciplinary Long Covid taskforce to consider: improvements to (continuing) professional education more and better research quality psychosocial and mental health services better public health programmes help for NHS and social care workers to return to work safely funding for patient-led support groups. The full letter can be read via the link below.
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Content ArticleThis blog, published in the BMJ, is written by Editor-in-Chief Alison Twycross and Dr Jake Suett, a staff grade doctor in Intensive Care, who both have suspected Long Covid. They discuss what Long Covid is and discuss some of the employment related issues health care professionals may encounter. They are keen to hear from nurses, midwives and other health care professionals with Long Covid about the issues they are facing. Posts on several of the Long Covid Facebook groups suggest that these issues include: Being denied full sick pay because they haven’t had a positive test for COVID-19 (despite the unavailability of tests and relatively high incidence of false negatives). Employers only applying the COVID-19 enhanced sick pay to staff in the acute phase of illness. Being expected to use annual leave for a phased return to work.
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Content ArticleA large sample of non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients still experience multiple symptoms months after being infected. These persistent symptoms are associated with many clinically relevant outcomes, including poor health status and impaired functional status. To date, no information is available about care dependency. The authors of this study, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, aimed to explore the level of care dependency and the need for assistance with personal care in non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
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Content ArticleIn this commentary, published by Infectious Diseases, authors argue that more support for research is needed on the trajectory of people recovering from COVID-19.
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Content ArticleAuthors of this BMJ Opinion piece, recently had the opportunity to present the existing evidence and highlight patients’ experiences of having Long Covid at a meeting attended by Maria Van Kerkhove, (WHO Covid Technical Lead) and Janet Diaz (WHO Head of Clinical Care) from the central WHO team. At the meeting, Clare Rayner and Amali Lokugamage, both doctors who are experiencing long term impacts of COVID-19, discussed their perspective of having long covid. In this article, the authors summarise the points they raised at the meeting. They also highlight the supportive comments made by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, which indicated genuine recognition of long covid sufferers and hope for the future.
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Content ArticleThis report from the American Association of Medical Colleges outlines 11 government-focused recommendations to support and motivate a United States collective plan to reset the response to the COVID pandemic. Informed by expert insights from a variety of fields, the document shares actionable suggestions on topics such as testing improvement, national standards on face coverings and other safety protocols, and vaccine deployment planning.
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Letter from America: “We got trouble my friends”
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In her latest Letter from America, Lorri Zipperer explores the lack of coordination that is undermining the current US response to the COVID-19 crisis and preparation for the next phase. Letter from America is the latest in a Patient Safety Learning blog series highlighting new accomplishments and patient safety challenges in the United States. -
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Critical Care Recovery: COVID-19
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Critical Care Recovery and Life Lines have teamed up to develop this web resource, designed to help patients and families recover from COVID-19. Informed by published expert guidance, they have also worked very closely with front line health care professionals, patients and families. This website will be updated regularly, as more information becomes available.- Posted
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Content ArticleThis webinar recording from ICU Steps is a session with trustees about recovery from critical illness and what can be done to help.
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Content ArticleWhen you are ill or recovering from an illness, you are likely to have less energy and feel tired. A simple task, such as putting on your shoes, can feel like hard work. This guide from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) uses the 3 Ps principle (Pace, Plan and Prioritise) to help you find ways to conserve your energy as you go about your daily tasks. By making these small changes you’ll have more energy throughout the day.
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The world turned upside down: Uncertainty and COVID-19
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This month’s Letter from America explores uncertainties stemming from the COVID pandemic. Letter from America is the latest in a Patient Safety Learning blog series highlighting new accomplishments and patient safety challenges in the United States.- Posted
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Content ArticleNHS England and Improvement set out the NHS's priorities for the remainder of 2020-21 in a “phase three letter” sent to local leaders.
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Content ArticleRestorative justice is an approach that aims to replace hurt by healing in the understanding that the perpetrators of pain are also victims of the incident themselves. In 2016, Mersey Care, an NHS community and mental health trust in the Liverpool region, implemented restorative justice (or what it termed a 'Just and Learning Culture') to fundamentally change its responses to incidents, patient harm, and complaints against staff. This study highlights the qualitative benefits from this implementation and also identifies the economic effects of restorative justice.
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NHS: Your COVID Recovery
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When recovering from COVID-19 people may still be coming to terms with the impact the virus has had on both their body and mind. Your COVID Recovery is a digital resource that has been developed by the NHS to help people understand what has happened and what they might expect as part of their recovery. Content includes: Managing the effects Wellbeing Exercises When to seek help Information for family, friends and carers.- Posted
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Content ArticleNHS England is pushing plans to introduce a ’call before you walk’ model for accident and emergency by winter. But are the health service and the public ready for such a significant shift? HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman tracks the prospects and progress in HSJ's Recovery Watch newsletter.
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Content ArticlePatient Safety Learning have been hearing from patients suffering persistent symptoms of COVID-19, that they are feeling abandoned and unsupported. But in this 2-minute Tuesday session, Stephanie O'Donohue, Hub Content and Engagement Manager, asks Long COVID patients about any positive experiences they’ve had with the healthcare system, and ways in which they’ve been made to feel safe.
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Content ArticleLea Lane is a US travel writer who hasn’t left her home in over four months, except for medical reasons. Lea gives her own personal account of having coronavirus and the longer term effects it is having on her "Trump has claimed that 99% of cases of COVID-19 are 'totally harmless.' His take is 'live with it.' Many thousands of COVID-19 survivors are unfortunately doing just that, suffering strange, debilitating symptoms that come and go for months after first coming down with the novel virus. Unfortunately we are discovering that the disease can not only be deadly, but chronic — or as sufferers call it, 'long-haul.'
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