Work and vocational rehabilitation for people living with long covid

What you need to knowSupport patients to assess their current abilities at work compared with what they could do previously; they don’t need to be 100% well to start the process of returning to workGoing back to work too early after acute illness may be counterproductive; patients should not make hasty decisions around resignation or retirement in the early stagesUse the fit note to help someone return to work, emphasising the need for flexibility to accommodate day-to-day fluctuationsLong covid is a complex, highly variable, and sometimes relapsing-remitting condition that may have profound impacts on a patient’s wellbeing and ability to work.1 Many people living with long covid are attempting to return to work, or stay in work, while learning to manage an emerging long term condition.2 These challenges may be compounded by workplace burnout, fuelled by labour shortages, the psychological effects of the pandemic, widening inequalities, and global economic insecurity.For…
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