Description
The Long Covid rehabilitation service is a team of:
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational therapists
- Therapy assistants
- Supported by the Breathe team nurses
What do we do?
The Long Covid team provide detailed, individual assessment of Long Covid symptoms and how these may affect your health and wellbeing. They offer advice and treatment to help you to manage the symptoms and work towards your goals.
To access the service you need to have a Long Covid diagnosis from your GP or consultant and it be over 12 weeks since your acute Covid infection.
What can I expect from the Long Covid team?
You'll be offered an initial face to face appointment with a therapist to complete an assessment. This may be followed by either telephone or video call appointments, online educational groups, or face to face therapy sessions, depending on your needs.
Our therapy led treatment sessions include:
- Fatigue management
- Breathlessness techniques
- Cognitive assessments and brain training
- Pain management
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Reflexology/acupuncture
- Advice on sleep difficulties
- Assessment of autonomic dysfunction
- Somatic tracking
- Referrals to appropriate onward agencies such as Barnsley Talking Therapies
Contact the team with any questions.
Opening Times
Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
Contact Details
Contact name: Long Covid Service Team
Phone number: 01226 644575
Mobile number:
Locations
Address details:
Barnsley
Other Details
Eligibility: Referrals accepted from: Consultants, GPs Referral criteria: To access the service the patient will need to have a Long Covid diagnosis from their GP or consultant and it be over 12 weeks since their acute Covid infection. The relevant referrers have the referral form which states the criteria for referral.
Published: 24 February 2025