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Long COVID is a condition that we didn’t even know about this time last year, yet the Royal Society reports an estimate of up to 10% of people who test positive for COVID-19 still experience symptoms for 12 weeks or longer.

peoplemanagement.co.uk estimate the condition affects 60,000 people in the UK. As such this condition will be on the radar of many organisations as they work out how to support employees with the condition.

The Workplace Health Leadership Group are delighted to have secured two speakers to inform attendees at this webinar about not only the clinical perspective in lay person’s terms of a diagnosis of Long COVID but also a view on supporting employees who unfortunately have the illness.

Presenters -

Diane Keys, Lead Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist/ Senior Manager, Occupational Health Department, Belfast H & SC Trust and Neill Wallace, Employment Relations Manager, Labour Relations Agency.

The main points to be covered include:-

• Common (and less common) Long COVID symptoms
• Methods of treatment
• Supporting recovery
• Examples of possible adjustments needed
• External support available - GP's and online.
• Ideas on a phased return to work
• Template for a phased return to work
• Options when SSP ends
• Employees unable to perform at their optimum level due to Long Covid
• Questions to ask at a return to work interview
• Q & A

Find out more and book your place/s by downloading the flyer below or book directly at this link.

This webinar is being hosted by Northern Ireland Safety Group.