BRADFORD Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is among more than 60 sites in the country where people can get specialist help for Long Covid. The assessment centres are taking referrals from GPs for people experiencing brain fog, anxiety, depression, breathlessness, fatigue and other debilitating symptoms. NHS England has provided £10 million for the network of clinics, which started opening last month. New research has shown one in five people with coronavirus develop longer-term symptoms. Around 186,000 people suffer problems for up to 12 weeks, the Office for National Statistics found. The new centres bring together doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to offer both physical and psychological assessments and refer patients to the right treatment and rehabilitation services.
Coronavirus sufferers can seek specialist help as research shows 1 in 5 develop long-term symptoms
The NHS announced that specialist help can be sought at more than 60 sites across the country
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Teessiders suffering with symptoms of coronavirus can now access specialist help after new research found one in five people develop longer term symptoms.
According to the health service, research suggests one in five people with coronavirus develop longer term symptoms. Office for National Statistics data also indicates around 186,000 people suffer problems for up to 12 weeks. NHS England said ten sites are in operation in London, seven in the East of England, eight in the Midlands, the South East and the South West respectively, nine in the North West and a further 18 across the North East and Yorkshire. A further 12 sites are due to launch in January, including one on the Isle of Wight. Hundreds of patients are already receiving help from the 69 assessment centres taking referrals from GPs of people who could be battling long Covid.
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