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General Resources
| Resource | Web Link |
|---|---|
| We have indicated our involvement and related affiliation in the below resources as appropriate. | |
| Rehabilitation for patients with Covid-19 in Clinical Management of Covid-19 patients: living guideline. Topic 3 (Referral guidelines) + Topic 16 (Return to everyday activities and work). World Health Organisation 15-9-22. (Dr Clare Rayner) | Pdf: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/362783/WHO-2019-nCoV-Clinical-2022.2-eng.pdf On-line app: https://app.magicapp.org/#/guideline/6471 |
| Advice sheet 2: How to approach sickness absence processes for NHS workers 2022 (Dr Clare Rayner, Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith and Dr Alison Twycross from Long Covid Nurses and Midwives UK) | https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:f2511715-d7e0-3355-a0cb-4bf2dee67c1b |
| Advice sheet 1 for NHS Employees being migrated to ‘standard’ sickness absence management procedures following Covid sick pay 2022 (Dr Clare Rayner, Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith and Dr Alison Twycross from Long Covid Nurses and Midwives UK) | https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:9c6a8143-386d-3b52-b7a8-6d4615d6eb2c |
| Long COVID and Return to Work- What Works? A position Paper from The Society Of Occupational Medicine August 2022 (Dr Clare Rayner and collaboration with Long Covid Support advocacy: Lesley Macniven) | https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/Long_COVID_and_Return_to_Work_What_Works.pdf |
| Society of Occupational Medicine – Guide for Managers (DrClare Rayner and collaboration with Long Covid Support advocacy: Lesley Macniven) | https://www.som.org.uk/covid-19-return-work-guide-managers |
| Society of Occupational Medicine – Guide for Employees (Dr Clare Rayner and collaboration with Long Covid Support advocacy:Lesley Macniven) | https://www.som.org.uk/covid-19-return-work-guide-recovering-workers |
| Return to Work Podcast with Dr Jenny Ceolta Smith, Jasmine Yule and Darren Brown from Long Covid Physio 2020 | https://youtu.be/T4ZWh_caa1U |
| Should HR be worried about Long Covid? People Management – Lesley Macniven | https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/long-reads/articles/should-hr-worried-long-covid#gref |
| Understanding the Impact of Long Covid CIPD Webinar | https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/coronavirus/webinars/long-covid#gref |
| OT role in return to work slideshare presentation – Kirsty Stanley | https://www.slideshare.net/KirstyStanley1/occupational-therapy-work-hr-and-long-covid |
| Long Covid and Work Podcasts with Professor Cathy Bulley at Queen Margaret University – Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith and Kirsty Stanley 2022 | https://www.qmu.ac.uk/research-and-knowledge-exchange/qmu-research/covid-19/support-after-covid-19/support-after-covid-study-podcast-series/ |
| Thousands Losing Jobs – Independent Article | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/long-covid-symptoms-treatment-job-b1947923.html?fbclid=IwAR3UUXcngEebqkVABx9IPUakasHpXq1Of9yVkKU1IxbiJTJWKHyj-ZwdZso |
| Society of Occupational Medicine Webinar – Lesley Macniven ( as collaboration with Long Covid Support advocacy) and Dr Clare Rayner | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqjOjXZFngo |
| AHP Leader Webinar on Vocational Rehabilitation and Return to Work Planning – 2021 Cathy Thomson | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlBMLIvf4Tc |
| Recommendations for the recognition, diagnosis and management of Long Covid: a Delphi study – Dr Clare Rayner and others | https://bjgp.org/content/71/712/e815 |
| Workers’ Experiences of Long Covid – TUC Report 2021 (Supported by Long Covid Support advocacy: Polina Sparks, Lesley Macniven, Kirsty Stanley, Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith) | https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/workers-experiences-long-covid |
| The Aftermath of Leaving Work- Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith via The Long Covid Podcast | https://www.buzzsprout.com/1835170/10158797 |
| Return to work after long COVID: Evidence at 8th March 2021 Prepared for The Health and Safety Executive | https://www.hse.gov.uk/research/assets/docs/return-to-work-after-long-covid.pdf |
| CIPD Working with Long Covid-Research Evidence to inform support Collaboration with Long Covid Support advocacy: Lesley Macniven, Kirsty Stanley and Dr Jenny Ceolta-Smith. | https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/long-covid-report-feb-22_tcm18-106089.pdf |
| CIPD Working with Long Covid-Guidance to provide support | https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/relations/absence/long-covid-guides#gref |
| Sustainable return to nursing with Long Covid, advice from the experts Podcast Dr Clare Rayner and Kirsty Stanley EBN | https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/long-covid-return-to-work-with-dr-clare-rayner-and-kirsty-stanley?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/ebn-podcast |
| Other Long Covid Support | |
| Long Covid Support | http://longcovid.org |
| Long Covid Physio | https://longcovid.physio/return-to-work |
| Occupational Therapy for Long Covid | https://occupationaltherapy4longcovid.com/ |
| Long Covid SOS | https://www.longcovidsos.org/employment |
| Other Employment Support | |
| Access to Work | https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work |
| Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) | https://www.acas.org.uk/ |
| Trade Unions | Various – Find and Join a Union Here – https://www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA) | https://vrassociationuk.com/ |
| Video Series on Returning to Work with Long Covid – University Hospitals of Derby and Burton University | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfPD5ilcfEbit6R2OgezYD9YeNvnniSyb |
| Independent Occupational Therapy | https://rcotss-ip.org.uk/find |
| Fit Note | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fit-note |
| AHP Health and Work Report | https://www.rcot.co.uk/practice-resources/standards-and-ethics/ahp-health-and-work-report |
| NHS Employers Guidance on Long Covid | https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/supporting-recovery-after-long-covid |
| Chronic Illness Inclusion “I already have a job” | https://chronicillnessinclusion.org.uk/2021/05/05/i-already-have-a-job-getting-through-the-day/ |
| Benefits | |
| Statutory Sick Pay | https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay |
| Universal Credit | https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit |
| Employment Support Allowance | https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance |
| Personal Independence Payment | https://www.gov.uk/pip |
| Benefits and Work Guide | https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/ |
| Last Updated | 24/03/2023 |
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