Long Covid: what is it and how can speech and language therapists support people living with it?

RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

We chat with Kerry, a registered nurse living with long Covid; speech and language therapist Rachel Nashed; and Professor Louise Cummings, to learn more about long covid, how it affects communication, and how can speech and language therapists support those living with the condition.
Interviewees:

• Kerry Davies, (RGN) Registered General Nurse and Co-founder and member of Long Covid Nurses and Midwives UK
• Rachel Nashed, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Treasurer of the South West Voice Clinical Excellence Network
• Professor Louise Cummings, Department of English and Communication, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Resources:
Long Covid Nurses and Midwives UK: https://teamlcnmuk.wixsite.com/lcnmuk
NHS app reviews | Apps for recovery & rehabilitation | For survivors & clinicians: https://www.my-therappy.co.uk/

Long Covid: What's changed and what we know now, Liz Jackson, BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63546138
How long Covid ruined my life (and why it won't go away), Rowland Manthorpe, Sky News, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8WsO_FQYk
https://news.sky.com/story/how-long-covid-ruined-my-life-from-crushing-fatigue-to-brain-fog-12744444
Articles:
Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2
Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in adults with Long COVID, Prof. Louise Cummings: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003257318-5/cognitive-linguistic-difficulties-adults-long-covid-louise-cummings
Communication-related quality of life in adults with Long COVID, Prof. Louise Cummings: https://tandfbis.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781003257318_10.4324_9781003257318-6.pdf
Case studies of adults with COVID-19 infection, Prof. Louise Cummings: https://tandfbis.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781003257318_10.4324_9781003257318-13.pdf
Pragmatic impairment in COVID-19, Prof. Louise Cummings: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ip-2022-3001/html?lang=en
Cognitive-linguistic difficulties in COVID-19: A longitudinal case study, Prof Louise Cummings: https://synergypublishers.com/pms/index.php/ijslpa/article/view/2258
Journal article: COVID-19 and language: A case study: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18uDm1o6dUoX8v91lpNPBCbO4e7TllJLl/view
The long road back: Implications of COVID-19 f

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