Long COVID and Return to Work - What Works? A position paper from the Society of Occupational Medicine

Long COVID and Return to Work - What Works? A position paper from the Society of Occupational Medicine

This paper provides guidance on the identification and management of Long COVID - particularly regarding return to work. This guidance has been produced by members of The Society of Occupational Medicine Long COVID Group, of which our Managing Partner Jo Yarker is a member, and other work and health experts. It presents a call to action for organisations to take a strategic, planned approach to managing this workforce health issue, leveraging occupational health input within a multi-disciplinary system of support for the returning employee.

Long COVID and Return to Work - What Works? A position paper from the Society of Occupational Medicine

Date Published
Thu, 4th Aug 2022
Publisher
Society of Occupational Medicine
Website
https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Long_COVID_and_Return_to_Work_What_Works.pdf
Categories
Keywords
Absence, COVID-19, Return to Work, Long COVID

This paper provides guidance on the identification and management of Long COVID - particularly regarding return to work. This guidance has been produced by members of The Society of Occupational Medicine Long COVID Group, of which our Managing Partner Jo Yarker is a member, and other work and health experts. It presents a call to action for organisations to take a strategic, planned approach to managing this workforce health issue, leveraging occupational health input within a multi-disciplinary system of support for the returning employee.