Long Covid: Higher Health Authority recommends multidisciplinary care involving a general practitioner

Severe fatigue, shortness of breath or even cognitive impairment – long-term Covid symptoms appear four weeks after the acute phase of infection and cannot be explained by another disease. Heterogeneous, more or less pronounced, they can fluctuate over time.

Although approximately 2 million people were affected by post-Covid disease in France at the end of 2022, HAS recommends “multidisciplinary and step-by-step assistance“, where the GP has a key role, following a report published in the autumn by the Committee for Monitoring and Forecasting Health Risks (Covars).
“Care for people with long-term symptoms of Covid-19 must be comprehensive and tailored to their needs.With”, “started quickly, from the second month of persistence of symptoms after the onset of the initial condition, by a general practitioner during a long consultation.“, says the HAS press release.
In accordance with “the nature of symptoms, their severity and impact on quality of life.“, the general practitioner may refer the patient to other specialists, paramedics, psychological or social support.
If necessary, it can also refer the patient to a Covid-19 training center or rehabilitation team trained in the specifics of long Covid.

HAS calls on the Ministry and regional health agencies to “roll out this care pathway throughout the territory to ensure equitable access“.
She is the one who judges.”It is desirable to create a national database allowing longitudinal monitoring of patients.“or from”conduct special training for all interested parties (doctors, pharmacists, nursing staff, etc.).”

Recommendations for children and adolescents under 15 years of age will be presented.Later“.

In early November, Kovars estimated that post-Covid syndrome had affected “several hundred thousand“the French and that support remained”unsatisfactory“.
The Ministry of Health, then headed by Aurélien Rousseau, ensured its mobilization.”provide a response tailored to the needs of the people concerned, reduce medical confusion, facilitate and harmonize the organization of care“.