Long Covid Clinic

Overview

The Long Covid Clinic service is for patients in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin with Long Covid.

The Clinic provides both face-to-face and virtual appointments, which means it can offer telephone and video appointments to people for an initial assessment so they don’t have to travel.

At the initial appointment, patients can find out the care and support that’s available to them and the next steps, which may be to have some more tests, see one of the specialist clinicians that form part of the Long Covid Clinic or be referred into other existing services, as well as where to get further help and advice from.

It aims to provide help and support to local people suffering from Post Covid Syndrome, which is commonly known as Long Covid. Although most people recover from Covid, there are some who experience more longer-term effects including a range of conditions such as breathlessness, poor sleep, fatigue, and a cough as well as anxiety and a low mood.

The service is run jointly by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), with support provided by Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT)

Who is this service for?

The service is open to children and adults across the county who have had symptoms of Covid for more than 12 weeks.

You don’t need to have been treated in hospital for Covid or have had a positive Covid test result to get help from the Long Covid Clinic.

Which clinicians work within this service?

Working in partnership, we have brought together specialists, ranging from Rehabilitation Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, General Practitioners, as well as Mental Health and Respiratory Health Specialists to create a Long Covid Clinic.

How do I get a referral?

Anyone who has had symptoms of Long Covid for 12 weeks, or more, should contact their GP who can refer into the service. Alternatively, please see below for more information regarding our self-referral platform.

Self referral

The service is now able to accept self referrals, on the condition that required screening assessments have been carried out by the patient’s GP or other relevant medical professional. For further details regarding our referral criteria, please contact us directly.

To self-refer:

1. Access the self-referral platform via the following link: C19-YRS Web App or download the C19-YRS app via your app store

2. Select the ‘I would like to register at a centre’ option

3. Enter centre PIN: SCLCS25

4. Complete screening questionnaire

A member of our team will review this information and then discuss next steps with you. This does not guarantee an automatic referral into the service.

If you do not meet the referral criteria, you will be redirected back to your GP.

Self-referral guide: APP012 - Self referring for patients - YouTube

Available Workshops and Groups

Please note that you must be referred to the Long Covid Service to attend these workshops. You will be offered a follow up after the sessions by a member of the team as they are not designed to be attended in isolation without further support.


To register interest in any of the workshops, please email shropcom.postcovidoccupationaltherapy@nhs.net with your name, date of birth and reason for contact.

All sessions are currently offered via MS Teams. You will be sent a link for the session in advance of the workshop

Current workshops are:

Pacing Plus Workshop

This session will review pacing strategies and how to apply them and help people to consider energy demand.

Please note that this is the same session that has previously run rather than new information.

Date of sessions:

Wednesday 30th July, 10am to 11am. (full)
Tuesday 12th August, 10am to 11am (full)
Next session: To be confirmed (spaces)

Relaxation Workshop

A session to explore relaxation techniques and also the theories that support these practices.
Please note that this is the same session that has previously run rather than new information.

Date of session: Wednesday 6th August, 2pm to 3pm (full)

Next session: To be confirmed

Assertiveness Workshop

This session will consider reasons why we can find it hard to be assertive, particularly after having Long Covid and strategies to be assertive.

Date of session: Wednesday 13th August, 10.30am - 11.30am (spaces)

Managing Cognitive Difficulties Workshop

This session explores cognitive demand and how to manage cognitive difficulties such as brain fog.

Date of session: Wednesday 27th August , 10am to 11am (spaces)

Long Covid and the nervous system

Exploring how Long Covid affects our nervous system, and what we can do about it.

Date of session: Wednesday 10th September, 10am to 11am (full)
Next session: To be confirmed

We will update this list as new sessions become available.

Contact us

Phone: 01952 204 476 option 3

Email: shropcom.postcovidpatient@nhs.net