Supporting workers with long covid

Supporting workers with long covid

Long COVID is a complex syndrome that affects many people previously infected with COVID-19. It has major implications for the workforce, contributing to sickness absence, impaired productivity and job loss. Karina Nielsen and Jo Yarker explain how a framework that combines support from managers, occupational health and colleagues can help individuals retain their work ability.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people who contracted the virus continue to experience long-term health issues. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defined post-COVID syndrome, commonly referred to as long COVID, as 'signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19, continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis'1. Long COVID has also been defined as post-COVID conditions and chronic COVID-19, among other terms.

Supporting workers with long covid

Date Published
Fri, 26th Jul 2024
Publisher
At Work Partnership
Author
Yarker, J. & Nielsen, K.
Reference
Yarker., J., & Nielsen., K. (2024). Supporting workers with long covid. Occupational Health at Work. September, 2024.
Website
https://www.atworkpartnership.co.uk/journal/issue/21_2/contents/online-first-supporting-workers-with-long-covid
Categories
Keywords
Long COVID, IGLOO, , Return to Work, Absence

Long COVID is a complex syndrome that affects many people previously infected with COVID-19. It has major implications for the workforce, contributing to sickness absence, impaired productivity and job loss. Karina Nielsen and Jo Yarker explain how a framework that combines support from managers, occupational health and colleagues can help individuals retain their work ability.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people who contracted the virus continue to experience long-term health issues. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defined post-COVID syndrome, commonly referred to as long COVID, as 'signs and symptoms that develop during or following an infection consistent with COVID-19, continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis'1. Long COVID has also been defined as post-COVID conditions and chronic COVID-19, among other terms.