Training Provider Details
| G-Care – Long Covid | |
| https://g-care.glos.nhs.uk | |
Training Provider Overview
Training Categories:Post Covid Syndrome (Long Covid) G-Care Pathway
A new Gloucestershire Post Covid Syndrome (Long Covid) clinical pathway is now available on G-care here . It supports clinicians to diagnose Long Covid (including ruling out other possible causes of symptoms) and support patients to manage their condition in primary care. It also gives information as to when and how to refer to the Gloucestershire Post Covid Syndrome Service (with link to contact details and referral form).
In addition, the pathway contains links to a number of self-management materials for patients including a ‘Covid Recovery’ translated into several languages and ‘What is Covid?’ easy read document. Other resources cover topics such as:
- Fatigue management (with activity planner)
- Getting back to work
- Brain fog
- Breathlessness
If you have any questions about the pathway, or ideas on how to improve it, then please contact Gina Mann – gina.mann@nhs.net.
This pathway links to the previously advertised ‘Post Covid Syndrome Assessment Service’ . If you have any queries related to this service then please contact – Post Covid Syndrome Administrator – Email: postcovidsyndromeclinic@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone: 0300 421 7096.
Enhanced Service for Long Covid – NHSE have offered a Primary Care Enhanced Service for Long Covid with associated funding ( link to spec here). The ES specification requires GP practices to; plan their workforce set up, training needs and infrastructure in order to support patients with this new condition and begins on 1st July. The following links will take you to information which will help practices to meet the criteria.
- Staff Education about the condition – The G-care pathway has Educational information, which is in the process of being further developed – link here
- Knowledge of local pathways – included in the G-care pathway – link here
- Use of Covid Codes – Coding information is included within the above G-care pathway and on the general Covid pages – link here.