Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 286
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Could you state the number of staff members who were recorded to have had Long Covid while working for your trust at any time in the period between October 2021 – October 2022?
Could you state all leave of absences taken where Long Covid was cited as the cause between October 2021 – October 2022 and the length of time each absence lasted for.
Does your trust offer any specialised support for staff members living with Long Covid? If so could you please provide details of these services?
There is no requirement to specifically record long COVID in ESR the NHS HR system.
The higher-level sickness description that are currently in use do not include the Reason Long COVID, the only COVID options currently in use in ESR are in the related reasons but also do not include Long COVID.
The GHC employees who have been diagnosed with Long Covid, are treated by the Post Covid Syndrome Service, after they are referred by their GPs.
There has been one member of staff referred to the service.