BHRUT have updated the referral form for the Long COVID Clinic taking into consideration updated guidance. This service is for patients who are thought to have symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection at 12 weeks after the acute episode of illness. Referrals can be made by a Barking and Dagenham,Havering or Redbridge GP and will be triaged at point of receival to ensure that patients meet the inclusion criteria to access the service. An alternative diagnosis should be excluded prior to referral.
If the patient was treated at BHRUT, a post discharge chest x-ray is likely to have been organised by the Trust, if the patient was treated at another hospital or within the community their GP will have to request a chest x-ray prior to referral.
Please see attached a copy of the referral form for your information. Further details can be found on the dedicated Long Covid page or contact louise.brent@nhs.net.