Return to work guidance for Post-Covid
The Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team in Derby have created some short videos about the workplace that may be helpful for patients.
Managing Covid related symptoms during sickness absence
Return to work rehabilitation
Managing ongoing Covid related symptoms in the workplace
Supporting staff with ongoing Covid related symptoms to return to work: advice for managers
Support for anosmia
- Support for people with smell and taste disorders
- Smell training
- Life Kitchen: a not-for-profit cookery school for people whose taste has been affected by cancer or cancer treatment. Also teaches people who is experiencing an altered sense of taste due to Covid.
Managing fatigue
Treatment of breathing pattern disorders
Nutrition
Post Intensive Care Unit Recovery
- ICU Steps: the intensive care support charity.
Mental health support
Social and financial support
- Citizens Advice Bureau. Helping people through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees.
- Carers UK. Coronavirus guidance.
- Social Care Institute for Excellence. Supporting people who are isolated or at risk during the COVID-19 crisis.
Faith organisations
- Church of England coronavirus and faith
- Catholic coronavirus site
- Sikh Helpline - Coronavirus update
- Jewish Care - online and local resource library
- Muslim Council of Britain - COVID-19 guidance for Muslim communities
Ethnic organisations
- Ubele. COVID-19 resource page for African diaspora communities.
- Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation. Support and resources for BAME Communities
- Home - BAME HUB-UK NETWORK
Persistent conditions
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Post-COVID Syndrome workbook and videos
- Living well with long covid workbook.
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 1: Introduction & What is post-COVID?
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 2: Breathing & Breathlessness in post-COVID.
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 3: Fatigue Management in post-COVID.
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 4: Stress & Mental health in post-COVID.
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 5: Brain fog in post-COVID.
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 6: Diet & Nutrition for recovery from post-COVID
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 7: Self-management and setback strategies in post-COVID.
- Post-COVID Recovery Session 8: Relaxation techniques for Post-COVID recovery.
Post-Covid external links for support
- Homerton University Hospital. ACERS: Post COVID-19 patient information pack. Resource with help on managing breathlessness, cough, fatigue, diet, physical activity and emotional impact of long covid
- Health Education England website with links to resources for managing Long Covid
- Covid recovery puzzle films
- The Yoga for Life Project
- PoTS UK
- Support for older people