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Long COVID: a List of resources for further information

A list of information resources (including a mixture of books, websites and videos) to help you manage your recovery from COVID-19. Not all the information will be relevant to your particular symptoms but hopefully some of it will provide you with the help and support you need to manage them. This is a long list so it’s best to pick and choose the information that’s most relevant to supporting your personal recovery.

 

GENERAL
Further information can be accessed from the NHS Website ‘Your COVID Recovery’ www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk
The Long Covid Self-Help Guide: Practical Ways to Manage Symptoms by Fraser, Dr Emily ISBN: 978-1399402026
 
Managing Fatigue
NHS Website ‘Your COVID Recovery’ Long COVID Fatigue – Your COVID Recovery
Royal College of Occupational Therapy How to manage post-viral fatigue after COVID-19 – RCOT
Overcoming Chronic Fatigue: A Books on Prescription Title (Overcoming Books) UK ed. by Mary Burgess, Prof Trudie Chalder ISBN   978-1849011327
Managing fatigue video, Oxford Health NHS Fatigue after COVID-19 – Techniques to help manage and understand – YouTube
 
Managing Breathlessness
NHS Website ‘Your COVID Recovery’ Long COVID Breathlessness – Your COVID Recovery
Breathing video, Oxford Health NHS Breathlessness after COVID-19 – helpful techniques – YouTube
Physiotherapy for Breathing pattern Disorder https://www.physiotherapyforbpd.org.uk/self-help/#videos.

 

https://www.physiotherapyforbpd.org.uk/test-your-breathing/

 

 
Health and Wellbeing
NHS Website ‘Your COVID Recovery’ Long COVID Managing low mood – Your COVID Recovery

 

Hospital with COVID Managing your worries – Your COVID Recovery

Psychological support, Bucks IAPT (Previously Healthy Minds)

 

Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies. You can self-refer.

 

Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies – BuckinghamshireNHS Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies (oxfordhealth.nhs.uk)

 

By text: Text TALK and your name to 07798 667169

By phone: Call 01865 901600

 

Samaritans

Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We’re here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen

Call 116123

Mail to: jo@samaritans.org

Mindfulness free sessions Free Online Mindfulness Courses & Daily Sessions for Beginners (oxfordmindfulness.org)
MIND Buckinghamshire, befriending, counselling, activities.

 

Home – Bucks Mind

01494 463364

Relate, counselling, relationship and family support, couples therapy. Home | Relate

appointments.ntc@relate.org.uk

0300 003 2324

Brain Fog
NHS Website ‘Your COVID Recovery’ Long COVID Memory and concentration – Your COVID Recovery

 

Overcoming Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and post concussion syndrome. Nigel S. King

(Relevant information if you change the context of the book from brain injury to long covid, brain fog).

ISBN 978 – 1472136091

 

Section 3 – Information sheets, the human brain, reduced thinking stamina, memory, cognitive rehabilitation & cognitive rehabilitation strategies

 
Returning to activity
Private provider, for mindfulness activities 360MindBodySoul
Private gym, offering free 12 week programme, supported with personal trainers COVID-19 Rehabilitation Programme | Nuffield Health
Royal College of Occupational Therapy How to conserve your energy – RCOT
Bucks online directly of local activities Find activities, groups and services near you | Bucks Online Directory | Buckinghamshire Council
 
Pain
My live well with pain, information and resources to help you live well, despite the pain.

 

http://my.livewellwithpain.co.uk/

 

Overcoming Chronic Pain 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques (Overcoming Books) Dr Frances Cole ISBN 978-1472142634
Self-management toolkit An introduction | Self Management Toolkit (paintoolkit.org)
 
Sleep
NHS Website ‘Your COVID Recovery’ Children and young people with COVID – Sleeping well – Your COVID Recovery
Sleeping problems, A guide to support you, Northumbria University Sleeping Problems.pdf (ntw.nhs.uk)
Advice and information website, The Sleep Charity Adults – The Sleep Charity
Sleep problems – Every Mind Matters – NHS (www.nhs.uk)  
Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems: A Self- Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques By Colin Espie ISBN 978-1845290702
Sound cloud music link relaxing music results on SoundCloud
 
Loss of smell & taste
NHS Website ‘Your COVID Recovery’ Long COVID Taste and smell – Your COVID Recovery
Abscent charity resource and information AbScent: ending smell disorders
Charity for people affected by smell and taste Home – Fifth Sense
 
Employment matters
CIPD (2022). Working with Long Covid, research evidence to inform support

 

https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/long-covid-report-feb-22_tcm18-106089.pdf
GOV – Access to work https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work
ACAS

 

Equality act & reasonable adjustments

 

https://www.acas.org.uk/

 

What reasonable adjustments are: Reasonable adjustments – Acas

 

Society for Occupational Medicine

SOM (2021). COVID 19 return to work guide – for managers

SOM (2021). COVID 19 return to work guide – For recovering workers

SOM (2022). Long COVID and return to work – What Works

https://www.som.org.uk/

https://www.som.org.uk/COVID-19_return_to_work_guide_for_managers.pdf

https://www.som.org.uk/COVID-19_return_to_work_guide_for_recovering_workers.pdf

Long_COVID_and_Return_to_Work_What_Works_0.pdf (som.org.uk)

 

 
General
Citizens Advice Bureau

 

DWP UK Benefits

 

Benefits and work

 

Turn 2 Us

 

Money Helper

 

National Debt Advice

 

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

 

https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits

 

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/

 

https://www.turn2us.org.uk/

 

https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en

 

https://nationaldebtadvice.org.uk/

 

Future developments with COVID
Evidence-based recommendations developed by independent committees, including professionals and lay members, and consulted on by stakeholders.

National Institute for Health and Care Research who fund, enable and deliver world-leading health and social care research that improves people’s health and wellbeing, and promotes economic growth.

Find guidance | NICE 

 

 

National Institute for Health and Care Research | NIHR 

 

Please remember that this leaflet is intended as general information only. We aim to make the information as up to date and accurate as possible, but please note that it is subject to change. Please therefore always check specific advice on any concerns you may have with your doctor.