Long covid patients to get help at more than 60 clinics including Guildford's Royal Surrey

NHS England has announced today (18 December) that thousands of patients suffering from the long term coronavirus symptoms can now access specialist help.

69 assessment centres are being set up all over the country including Guildford's Royal Surrey County Hospital.

New research has shown one in five people with coronavirus develop longer term symptoms.

The assessment centres are taking referrals from GPs for people experiencing things like brain fog, anxiety, depression, breathlessness and fatigue.

Patients can access services if they are referred by a GP or another healthcare professional so that doctors can first rule out other possible underlying causes for symptoms.

Sir Simon Stevens, NHS chief executive, said:

“The NHS is taking practical action to help patients suffering ongoing health issues as a result of coronavirus.

"Bringing expert clinicians together in these clinics will deliver an integrated approach to support patients access vital rehabilitation, as well as helping develop a greater understanding of long covid and its debilitating symptoms.”

List of services:

1. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

2. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

3. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust -Berkshire Long Covid Integrated Service

4. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

5. Virgin Care Services Limited & Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

6. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

7. Royal Surrey County Hospital

8. East Surrey and west Sussex- First Community Health & Care

9. Community Surrey Health Surrey & Ashford & St Peter's Hospital

10. Surrey Downs Health & Care Partnership

11. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

12. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

13. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

14. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

15. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

16. Mid and South Essex- Provide Community Interest Company.

17. Hertfordshire Community Service Health Care Trust

18. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

19. Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust

20. Liverpool university Foundation Hospital Trust

21. Manchester Foundation Trust (Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital)

22. North Care Alliance (Salford Royal Foundation Trust, Royal Oldham Hospital)

23. North Manchester General

24. Tameside & Glossop Integrated Trust

25. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

26. Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust

27. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

28. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS foundation Trust

29. North Cumbria Integrated Care Foundation Trust

30. The Newcastle upon Tyne Foundation Hospitals Trust

31. Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust

32. County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust

33. North Tees & Hartlepool Foundation Trust

34. South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust

35. York Teaching Hospital HS Foundation Trust

36. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

37. North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

38. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

39. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

40. The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

41. Barnsley Healthcare Federation

42. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

43. Bradford Teaching hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

44. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

45. The Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust

46. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

47. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW)

48. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

49. Shropshire Community Health Trust

50. Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust

51. Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

52. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

53. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

54. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northampton General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital

55. University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust and Provider Company Ltd arm of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Alliance

56. Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire -Wiltshire health and care

57. Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire - Sirona care and Health

58. Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust

59. Gloucestershire health and care foundation Trust

60. University College London Hospital Trust (UCLH)

61. Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust (Homerton University Hospital)

62. Barts Health NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital and St Bartholomew's Hospital

63. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (King George Hospital)

64. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (Northwick Park Hospital)

65. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (St Marys Hospital)

66. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

67. Kings Health Partners (Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust) - St Thomas Site

68. Kings Health Partners (Kings College Health Foundation Trust) kings College Hospital

69. St Georges NHS Trust St Georges Hospital