The urgency to meet the needs of patients with post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS) and reduce the healthcare burden & economic costs - Letter to all clinicians and services from the CPCS Professional Society NHS England National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Post Covid Society Long Covid Support 🌍 #MECFS #LongCovid

This is sad news. I will never forget Lily Ebert, in particular the courage and strength I found from seeing her survive Covid19 early on during the pandemic. She was resilient and brave and positive and kind and hopeful, despite the horrors she had seen.

This year, we introduced a new award to recognise our staff's fundraising efforts. Our first ever UCLH Charity Staff Fundraiser of the Year Award goes to Jo Gelona, Deputy Divisional Manager for CSS and Head of Therapies, Clinical Support Division. Well done! UCLH Charity

For anyone who hasn’t seen this yet, here is a letter to support clinicians to advocate for the continuation of desperately needed post covid services. Chinea Eziefula Lizzie Worsley Manka P

Happy #AHPsDay. Today is an opportunity to celebrate our successes and talents, to reflect on our shared challenges and be grateful for the colleagues around us. This year's focus is quality & safety - its great to see AHP teams pressing on with this renewed mission. #AHPsDay

Happy #AHPsDay. Proud to be a part of this brilliant workforce UCLH who make a huge difference to our patients lives everyday. Jo Gelona Fiona Yung @Orla_McCourt Jess Lipman

#Quality and #Safety is the theme of this year’s #AHPsDay. Showcasing our AHPs #QI and Service Improvement ProjectS UCLH. These innovators are improving services for our patients. AHP_Ellie Steve Tolan Fiona Yung

The first publication from a research project run a little while ago. Part 2 (the pilot) to come soon. Sejal Saglani Jane Cross Beam Asthma Kids Pamela Scarborough tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Fantastic presentation Dr Arietta Spinou on Airway clearance, highlighting the importance of access to Resp Physio to ensure we are proactive rather than reactive, limited awareness of the benefit of Resp physio and access. Need to ensure there isn’t an inequity #BTSwinter2024

Really enjoying British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Conference. A chance to learn, network, generate new ideas and brush shoulders with incredible clinicians and researchers. UCLH Lizzie grillo ACPRC

🧵📢We are excited to announce the publication of our new, revised and updated leaflet for GPs, developed with Clinical Post Covid Society and Royal College of General Practitioners It provides a comprehensive, easy reference to help doctors recognise, diagnose and identify treatments for #LongCovid longcovidsos.org/gp-leaflet

“This is a fantastic resource that has been developed jointly by clinicians and patients. We hope it will be useful to GPs to remind them to think about Long Covid and other post viral syndromes”  - Dr Melissa Heightman UCLH longcovidsos.org/post/new-resou…

The leaflet includes: 📌Strategies for managing fatigue and PESE 📌Diagnostic considerations for breathlessness 📌Treatment options for PoTS 📌Help and resources to support patients with cognitive dysfunction 📌A wide range of external resources

We would like to thank Royal College of General Practitioners, Clinical Post Covid Society & especially ProfessorCarolynCG, Dr Anirban Gupta, Dr Melissa Heightman, Amy Small, Rebecca Livingston, Susannah Thompson, for all their valuable contributions and advice🙏 Also our leaflets team including Sarah Barley-McMullen (she/her), Ondine Sherwood 💙 ❤️ longcovidsos.org

So proud of my husband Michael Livingston who was awarded an OBE in the King’s New Years Honours for services to Holocaust Education and Public Service. Wonderful for his hard work to be recognised & a fitting tribute to his late grandfather who came to the UK on the Kindertransport.

Long covid as a long term condition (LTC) bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/e0… The neglected field of LC and post-infection conditions needs research investment, increased clinical workforce training, & healthcare policy prioritisation National Institute for Health and Care Research NHS England Department of Health and Social Care Clinical Post Covid Society

Brilliant to see diagnostic radiographers, an Allied Health Profession, featured here at UCLH for International Day of Women and Girls in Science. #AHPs UCLH WeAHPs 💙

I cannot express how grateful I am for this marvellous team… especially the lovely Carly! The support they provide our HN late effects patients has literally changed patients lives. UCLH