Supporting the recovery of patients affected by COVID-19 – ICST

Supporting the recovery of patients affected by COVID-19

This programme informs healthcare professionals supporting patients during their COVID recovery, to ensure patients are offered appropriate support and reassurance, and where necessary specialist rehabilitation.

People of all age groups may experience prolonged physical, emotional and psychological difficulties following COVID-19 infection. Most people will require sensitively delivered advice and self-management support. Specialist rehabilitation services have been established across the UK to support more complex Post COVID-19 Syndrome recovery cases.

The NHS Wales COVID Recovery App provides self-management support and general advice to the thousands of patients and families affected by COVID-19. The App is free, bilingual, and features experts in rehabilitation offering reassuring, confidence-building, and motivational support. The COVID Recovery App is now available as an immediate and first-line support tool for healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care across Wales, to signpost their patients.

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TV Show: The NHS Wales COVID Recovery App

In this show, we are joined by Dr Fiona Jenkins (MBE), Physiotherapist and Executive Director of Therapies and Health Science in Cardiff and Vale UHB and Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, where we explore the background and context to the development of the COVID Recovery App.

This is the first in a series of educational tutorials to help you gain a better understanding about the COVID Recovery App and its functionality. By the end of this series you will identify where it sits as part of the wider COVID-19 Rehabilitation framework across NHS Wales. Most importantly, you will receive all the practical tips and tools to ensure your patients can use the App to support their recovery from the prolonged effects of COVID-19, and identify when to refer to specialist teams.

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