Are you an NMC registrants? Do you complete your practice hours in a non-clinical setting. If so please email info
@shh
-uk.org providing a brief description of the work you do. We will use this information to develop a resource for NMC registrants with Long Covid.
Today we are launching Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK - a charity set up to stand shoulder to shoulder with UK healthcare workers living with Long Covid. In this video our Chair,
@alitwy
, provides details of what to look out over the next 11 days
#CareForThoseWhoCared
Every time we read or hear
@RishiSunak
,
@Jeremy_Hunt
and others talking about getting sick people back to work we think about the thousands of healthcare workers now disabled and unable to work due to Long Covid because of the lack of RPE and HEPA filters.
#NHSHeroToZero
We wholly reject the idea that it is the public duty of sick and disabled people to work when they're unable to do so. It's the public duty of *the Government* to look after people when they're sick and disabled.
We are in the process of forming a charity to help and support U.K. healthcare workers who have lost their job or are having to work reduced hours, due to long covid. Visit our website and support us on our journey
United Kingdom ·
In today’s blog we set out some of the things we are doing for healthcare workers living with Long Covid in the UK. We're committed to providing comprehensive support and resources–read the blog to find out more!
#CareForThoseWhoCared
#ConfrontLongCovid
Are you a healthcare worker living with Long Covid in the UK? Would you like to share your story as a blog, vlog or a short statement? If yes, please email us at: mystory
@shh
-uk.org
@alitwy
Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK is a charity set up to help UK healthcare workers living with Long Covid. We are officially launching the charity today. The attached press release provides details about what we are aiming to do.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
We're looking for volunteers. Can you help us?
In this video
@alitwy
discusses the skills and expertise we are looking for.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
More info at: or email us at volunteer
@shh
-uk.org.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
We've just published our latest SHH-UK News - How will we help UK healthcare workers living with Long Covid? Part 1 - Click the link to read all the detail
#LongCovid
We are delighted to let you all know that we have just submitted our application for charity status to the Charity Commission. This takes us one step nearer being able to provide healthcare workers with Long Covid the support they need.
@rogerkline
@annkeen11
@lcnmuk
@LCD4A
We’re into day 2 of the opening weekend of our shop and products are flying off the shelves! Don’t forget, until midnight on Monday, there’s free shipping too! Make a purchase and show your support whilst raising funds for our healthcare heroes
#longcovid
Have you read the
@TheBMA
report on the impact of Long Covid on medical staff yet? If not why not? Access it here:
It sets out all the reasons we are working to set up a charity to support healthcare workers with Long Covid.
@ProfEmer
@rogerkline
Definitely worth reading this 🧵on covid and the brain.
As you read it reflect on the stupidity of the UK Government’s ongoing policy of “living with Covid”.
COVID + THE BRAIN 🧠
There’s been a flurry of new studies published in recent weeks about Covid’s detrimental impact on the brain.
This is the aspect of Covid which concerns me most, but which many people seem to be blissfully unaware of.
So let’s dig into what we know… 🧵
HEPA filters in healthcare setting reduce covid-19 infections in staff and patients. This demonstrated they effectively removed covid-19 particles from the air. Read this paper to find out more:
#CareForThoseWhoCared
Quiz time:
Do you think there are viruses that can cause serious long term health problems even after a mild infection?
Please feel free to retweet if you find it interesting.
🚨More from
#CovidInquiry
:
“Some Core Participants repeat their request for module 3 to look at whether
#LongCovid
should be designated as a disability or occupational disease…you have already ruled this is not within the scope of module 3”
😔
In 2020 we ran a GP survey to help inform
@NHSEngland
about
#LongCovid
We are running a new survey this month & are particularly interested in hearing from people who've had recent interaction with their GP
UK residents only - click here:
Please share!
(1/13) As we hear evidence at the
@covidinquiryuk
about how the emerging pandemic was handled, it is important that the words of those who were affected are also shared.
Yesterday
@alitwy
had an appointment with a neuropsychologist - 3 years into her
#LongCovid
journey. She feels fortunate to have had this opportunity. Others haven’t been so lucky. If you have Long Covid please indicate below whether you have had a cognitive assessment or not.
We are virtually speechless and thinking of the thousands of healthcare workers who have had their lives changed for either due to Long Covid.
#NHSHeroToZero
Today we found out that
@BorisJohnson
scrawled 'BOLLOCKS’ across a
@DHSCgovuk
document about
#LongCovid
He admitted in his witness statement that he didn’t believe
#LongCovid
‘truly existed’
We now know that he thought it should be dismissed as "Gulf War Syndrome stuff"
HEPA filters in healthcare setting reduce covid-19 infections in staff and patients. This demonstrated they effectively removed covid-19 particles from the air.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
Watch out for our new blog out tomorrow. It provides a list of resources for
#pwLC
trying to return to work and those supporting them to do so.
It's going live at 1300 UK time to coincide with the fringe event "Returning to Work with Long Covid: What works?" at
#RCNCongress2023
More evidence of the devastating impact of Long Covid on people's lives.
Long Covid symptoms create a greater burden of disability than heart disease or cancer, new study shows | CNN
@SupportingHH_UK
@JCeoltaSmith
@ScribblerPen
We've just published our latest blog by Dr Evonne T Curran - Decreasing your risk of being infected with Covid: Non pharmacological interventions - Click the link to read all the detail
#LongCovid
Lots of evidence is available demonstrating how Government inaction has left healthcare professionals vulnerable to Long Covid.
This was highlighted in a recent article by
@NurseinPractice
:
@LCNMUK
@LCD4A
Exciting news! We have launched our forums. We hope will become a safe space for the exchange of information, advice and support for the healthcare community living with Long Covid. These forums are private so you will need to register to access them.
Watched
#Breathtaking
? Appalled by what you saw? Some NHS workers never recovered from the infections caught due to non-existent/suboptimal PPE and now have Long Covid. In this vlog
@BrendaEadie
talks about loosing her job :
Today we and the Covid Airborne Protection Alliance have written to NHSE to highlight the urgent need for their Infection Protection Control guidance to be updated to better protect staff and patients.
Read the full letter below.
#Breathtaking
tells the story of the nightmare faced by NHS workers during the pandemic. Thousands of those healthcare workers never recovered and are living with Long Covid which has had a huge impact on their lives - personally and professionally.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
Recently our chair had an email from someone asking why pwLC weren’t entitled to antivirals. We suspect the reason for this is the
@_Government_UK
apparent refusal to accept the reality of Long Covid. (Thanks to
@long_covid
and
@LongCovidSOS
for this graphic.)
💊Antivirals access💊
PLEASE contact your MP to ask for antivirals access to be opened up to more people and improved for all people.
This exceptional treatment of this NICE decision could set a dangerous precedent too.
More information below...
Reflecting today on how badly people with
#LongCovid
seem to be treated by their employers. Not just healthcare workers.
The report by
@The_TUC
@long_covid
published last month suggests things are getting worse.
Passionate about making a difference? We're seeking a volunteer social media manager to promote our mission of supporting healthcare workers with Long Covid. If you're creative, compassionate & committed, we want you! Apply now:
Our second Cognitive Dysfunction Support Group meeting for UK
#HealthCare
workers will be held online at 1230 on June 12th! Sign up today and get involved-post your questions in advance on our dedicated forum.
#LongCovidshh
-uk.org/event/cd1/
#CareForThoseWhoCared
Are you are healthcare worker living with Long Covid in the UK? If so we'd love to hear your story. Please email a short statement, a blog or a vlog to: mystory
@shh
-uk.org
“They are left with tremendous inability to process things cognitively”
#LongCovid
“Listen to them, show them mercy, and that means being willing to dive into the chaos of their lives”
@WesElyMD
🧵 1/2
Have you read (watched) this week's blog yet? In this video
@WesElyMD
summarizes the results of a study about the impact of Long Covid 2 years down the line.
Exciting news!
We now have a limited number of Long Covid Awareness pins available for purchase via our shop. These will be sent out on or after 11th March. Go to: to purchase yours. Cost £6 for one or 4 for £20.
Despite the claps in 2020, NHS workers with Long Covid have been abandoned by the Government. Many of them have lost their jobs and are facing financial destitution.
@SupportingHH_UK
is a charity set up to advocate and support these healthcare workers.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
NHS and healthcare staff - we’ve been asked to find out how prevalent the following practices were/are: (2 tweets)
1. FFP3s or FRSMs being withdrawn from the 'PPE stockpile' and which had been allowed to go way beyond their expiry date being relabelled and issued.
This is heart breaking, but could have been written by so many
#healthcareworkers
. They gave their all through the
#pandemic
, and have now been left with nothing, unable to work. We're here to help those with
#LongCovid
- show your support by following us as we become a charity
The
@covidinquiryuk
is shown proof that Boris Johnson wrote “Bollocks” on a document explaining
#LongCovid
in October 2020.
His dismissal of “
#GulfWarSyndrome
stuff” is offensive to the brave servicemen & women who had their lives ruined by exposure to sarin gas.
Calling all Volunteers!
Join us at SHH-UK in supporting UK healthcare workers living withLong Covid. From fundraising to social media support, there's a role for everyone. Let's make a difference together!
#CareForThoseWhoCared
UK healthcare worker living with Long Covid? Share your story to raise awareness! Whether it's a brief testimonial or a longer blog/vlog, your voice matters. Email us at: story
@shh
-uk.org
#CareForThoseWhoCared
I dare you to read this thread and not feel anger at how our
#healthcareworkers
were treated during the pandemic. So many were left broken. Thank you
@doctor_oxford
for putting what you went through into words. We hope to be able to help those left in need of assistance soon
#nhs
1/ The sheer depths of Downing Street’s wretched incompetence, arrogance, narcissism & macho posturing revealed this week shock precisely no-one who worked in the NHS during Covid.
Let me remind you (as I did at the time) what those early hellish days of Covid were like for us.
Are you a member of
@thercn
? If yes, please complete this survey:
There is a link within the survey taking you to a survey specifically about
#LongCovid
. Completing this will mean the RCN are better able to campaign on members' behalf.
In yesterday's Long Covid story Steven tells his story . He describes a lack of PPE available, returning to work & catching covid again. Life is a relentless battle: terminated contracts, health complications, dwindling social circles.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
So why are we forming a
#charity
? There is no national data detailing how many
#NHS
staff have
#LongCovid
in the UK. The DHSC has confirmed they do not hold this data, nor do they intend to collect it… 1/n
Long Covid – What can we learn about the cause and management from ME/CFS? - Evidence-Based Nursing blog
This
@EBNursingBMJ
blog is definitely worth a read.
@MEAssociation
Thinking of returning to work with Long Covid? Supporting someone living with Long Covid to return to work? Why not watch Clare Rayner’s
@SOMnews
webinar:
Happy International Women's Day to all the women healthcare workers out there with Long Covid. Remember you are awesome and we stand alongside you.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
We're pleased to announce our first Cognitive Dysfunction Support Group meeting for UK
#HealthCareworkers
, to be held online on March 20th. Sign up today and get involved - post your questions in advance on our dedicated forum.
#LongCovid
We are almost ready to submit the initial paperwork to the Charity Commission.
One of the things we need to do is show we can raise money. We've set up a JustGiving page. Please donate if you can:
We are grateful to people who have already donated.
We've just published our latest post/link - A call to action from the Long Covid Doctors for Action (LCD4A) - Click the link to read all the detail
#LongCovid
This week's blog is now live. “Forgotten Heroes” – The sequel ….
In the blog
@SafeDavid3
provides some important resources for healthcare workers with Long Covid. Thank you
@SafeDavid3
for all the work you have done pulling these resources together.
Missed
#Breathtaking
? Dive into our latest 'Long Covid Story' with Brenda for a first hand account of NHS frontline struggles. Discover her journey in her vlog:
#CareForThoseWhoCared
(1/6) Very proud to share that the second paper from my PhD has been published highlighting the lived experience of
#longcovid
, and the significant reduction that long COVID has on QoL, as well as healthcare experiences of those seeking help in the UK.
If you 💕💕💕
your elderly relatives
If you 💕💕💕
someone with an 'underlying condition'
If you care for the safety of others
SIGN and SHARE our
#MasksInHealthcare
petition
🚨Today is the final day!🚨
Whilst we wait a response from the Charities Commission we continue to fundraise so we can hit the ground running once we're approved. Support us now so we can get on with supporting those
#healthcareworkers
#nhs
who are struggling to cope with
#longcovid
UK healthcare worker living with Long Covid? Share your story to raise awareness! Whether it's a brief testimonial or a longer blog/vlog, your voice matters. Email us at: story
@shh
-uk.org
#CareForThoseWhoCared
@KeyWorkerPetUK
It shouldn't have come to this but we are one step away from becoming a charity who'll offer financial assistance and support to
#healthcareworkers
with
#longcovid
who've been abandoned by their employers. Please follow and support us where you can.
The German health minister here giving an update on the situation regarding long Covid in Germany - something the uk government could learn a lot from
#LongCovid
#nhs
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach provides a crucial update on the ongoing Long COVID situation, as Germany faces a new wave amidst the holiday season.
(with English subtitles)
HEPA filters in healthcare settings reduce covid-19 infections in staff and patients. This demonstrates they effectively removed covid-19 particles from the air. Find out more here:
#CareForThoseWhoCared
#Breathtaking
tells the story of the nightmare faced by NHS workers during the pandemic. Thousands of those healthcare workers never recovered and are living with Long Covid which has had a huge impact on their lives - personally and professionally.
#CareForThoseWhoCared
Are you are healthcare worker living with Long Covid in the UK? If so we'd love to hear your story. Please email a short statement, a blog or a vlog to: mystory
@shh
-uk.org
Opportunity!
@SupportingHH_UK
needs your help. Scan the QR code below or go to for more info about how you can support our vital work supporting healthcare workers living with Long Covid in the UK..
@LongCovidSOS
Cognitive dysfunction post-covid is very real and scary. It means many people aren’t fit enough to go back to work. It’s a patient safety issue in healthcare
#NHSHeroToZero
You can donate via our website using a credit card or your PayPal account-as a one off, or as a monthly donation. Your donation will go straight toward our efforts to supporting those healthcare workers living with Long Covid.
UK healthcare worker living with Long Covid? Share your story to raise awareness! Whether it's a brief testimonial or a longer blog/vlog, your voice matters. Email us at: story
@shh
-uk.org
#CareForThoseWhoCared