On April 1, Post-COVID Recovery Clinics will consolidate to a province-wide virtual clinic serving people throughout B.C.
The program will continue to care for patients who will access these services virtually and – while the number of new patients with long-COVID symptoms is decreasing – these services and resources will continue into the future.
- We are connecting by telephone with all active patients to ensure the transition is seamless for you.
- After speaking by phone, we will send a letter outlining details of your transition and note any updates we discussed about your recovery or readiness for discharge from the program.
- If you have a primary care provider, they will also receive a letter to ensure everyone involved in your care is kept informed. They are a key support in your general health needs, and we will ensure they can reach us if your long COVID symptoms re-develop or worsen.
- If you do not have a regular primary care provider, your ongoing long COVID care will continue to be facilitated by our team with you.
- You will remain a Post-COVID Recovery Clinic patient until it is mutually determined you are ready for discharge from the program.
- The consolidated provincial virtual clinic will continue to focus on supporting symptom management and functional improvement for all:
- Nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and social workers have played a very significant role in these services; these professions will all continue supporting patients in their recovery.
- Supporting recovery will continue to occur with a variety of tools, including education sessions to help with symptom management and, for some, depending on where they are in recovering, group therapy and individual appointments related to specific needs.
- New supports and tools will continue to be developed with patient input to meet your needs and based on new science as it emerges.
- Consistent with past practice, new patients will continue to be welcomed through referral.
- Patients will continue to be assessed by a specialist nurse, then based on symptoms, receive immediate access to the most appropriate self-management supports and group learning opportunities based on individual needs and what makes sense for each.
- As has been the case, where assessment identifies need for a physician consultation as part of your journey, provincial clinic staff will facilitate this, whether it be for more general medicine needs or sub-specialist needs.
