E5: Long Covid 2: Diagnosis & Management

Primary Care NEL

IN THIS EPISODE we continue our journey into Long Covid as GP Covid Lead Uzma interviews Consultant Dr Ainley, to explore, amongst other things, the initial assessment and management, when to refer, and current thinking about the vaccination.

This is second episode in our Long Covid series, and follows a webinar series of the same theme.
SPECIAL THANKS to the guest speakers: Dr Adam Ainley, Consultant Respiratory Physician (Barking, Havening and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust) and Dr Uzma Haque, (General Practitioner, Barking & Dagenham CCG).

USEFUL LINKS:

Yorkshire recovery screen: https://licensing.leeds.ac.uk/product/c19-yrs-covid-19-yorkshire-rehabilitation-scale#:~:text=The%20C19-YRS%20%28COVID-19%20Yorkshire%20Rehabilitation%20Scale%29%20is%20an,score%2C%20functional%20disability%20score%20and%20global%20health%20score.

MRC Score for breathlessness: https://www.pcrs-uk.org/mrc-dyspnoea-scale

Post-Covid functional scale: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7236834/

GAD Anxiety score: https://patient.info/doctor/generalised-anxiety-disorder-assessment-gad-7
Long Covid Webinars: https://www.newhamtraininghub.org/programmes/nel-long-covid-community-of-practice/long-covid-training/
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