Long COVID

Long COVID services are available via GP referral across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) can cause symptoms that last weeks or months after the infection has gone. This is known as Long COVID or post-COVID syndrome.

Long COVID does not always go away, it is a condition that needs assessment and treatment. It is important for you to seek help if you need it.

What is Long COVID?

The amount of time it takes to recover from COVID-19 will be different for everybody. Many people will feel better in a few days or weeks and most will make a full recovery within 12 weeks, but symptoms can last longer for some people.

People who only had mild symptoms can still have long-term problems. You don’t need to have had a positive COVID-19 test either, because we know some people had COVID-19 without a positive test.

The top three symptoms of Long COVID are extreme tiredness (fatigue), shortness of breath and problems with memory and concentration (brain fog).

More information about Long COVID - including a list of recognised symptoms - is available on the NHS website.

Long COVID services in Cheshire and Merseyside

If you have Long COVID, help and support is available. The services you can access will depend on where you are registered with a GP in Cheshire and Merseyside and are organised at three different levels - or tiers:

  • Supported self-management
  • Support via primary care services
  • Referral to a local Long COVID assessment and services such as rehabilitation and psychology
Cheshire East

East Cheshire NHS Trust, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Alderley House, Victoria Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3BL

Cheshire West

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, West Management Suite, 1829 Building, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1HJ

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Long COVID service page

Mid Cheshire

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Rd, Crewe, CW1 4QJ

Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton and St Helens

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, V7 Building Kings Business Park, Prescot, Merseyside, L34 1PJ

Mersey Care Long COVID service page

Warrington and Halton

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG

Warrington and Halton Hospitals Long COVID service page

Wirral

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, Wing 5, First Floor, St Catherine's Health Centre, Derby Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LQ

Wirral Community Health and Care Long COVID service page

Children and young people

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP