GREATER Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has launched a service to support people to recover from Covid-19.
GMMH’s Post-Covid Syndrome Service (PCSS) has been designed to bring together a multi-disciplinary team of expert health professionals to help those who are suffering from Post-Covid Syndrome.
This is expected to improve their physical and psychological wellbeing, and daily functioning.
Staff at the PCSS will work with people to find ways to manage persisting symptoms, to discover what changes can be made to help make a difference to their quality of life.
The service is now open to adults registered with a GP in the areas of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton or Wigan, alongside all staff at trust.
Dr Dale Huey, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Strategic Lead for Primary Care Psychological Therapies at GMMH, said: “Living with Post-Covid Syndrome can have a significant impact on psychological wellbeing and affect how fully people are able to live their life.
“The newness of the syndrome, and the fact the onset was triggered by an infectious disease beyond our control, has left many struggling with debilitating symptoms and the uncertainty of what they mean about the future.
“We are absolutely delighted to be able to launch our Post-Covid Syndrome Service, designed to help people still struggling with often significantly disabling symptoms.
Rifkah Cohen, a service user of the Post-Covid Syndrome Service said: “Covid-19 has left me with longer lasting symptoms including brain fog, breathlessness, migraines and severe fatigue.
“The more I try to push through the exhaustion, the more I crash and the less I achieve.
“It's not surprising that I get frustrated, anxious, and sad at times.
“Hearing about the new Post-Covid Syndrome Service gave me hope. I
“ think it's really important to be proactive in managing your physical health, but it can be really tiring when living with the effects of Covid-19.”
The PCSS team is made up of a range of different professionals for an approach to recovery. It will include Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and more senior Psychological Therapists, alongside a Clinical Health Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, Psychiatrist and Pharmacist.
The team will work closely alongside GPs and other local health services to ensure care is being provided in a holistic and collaborative way.
For more information, click here (gmmh.nhs.uk/post-covid-syndrome-service).
Depending on need, the service may also recommend onward referral or signposting to other services, which could include physical rehabilitation services, secondary care mental health services, addictions services or urgent care services.
People living in Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop will be supported by a post-covid service run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
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