Introduction
Coronavirus (COVID-19) can cause symptoms that last weeks or months after the infection has gone. This is sometimes called post-COVID syndrome or "long COVID".
The symptoms of long COVID are many and are varied. It is early days in understanding and treating long COVID with studies taking place worldwide.
This guide provides advice and resources for nursing staff with long COVID. It is relevant to wherever you work with any NHS specific guidance highlighted.
Please note that diagnosis of long COVID is not dependent on having had a positive test for COVID-19.