Released 19/04/2022
A specialty clinic at the University of Canberra Hospital is providing essential rehabilitation services for Canberrans suffering serious and lingering COVID-19 symptoms.
The Post COVID Recovery Clinic is assisting patients aged 16 and over who have symptoms of COVID-19 that impact their daily lives more than 12 weeks after contracting the virus.
ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said the clinic is a fantastic example of how Canberra’s healthcare workers are turning innovative research into impactful healthcare.
“For many long COVID patients, the debilitating symptoms of the virus are compromising their quality of life,” Minister Stephen-Smith said.
“The Post COVID Recovery Clinic is leading the nation in providing support to those affected by long COVID and helping them return to their day-to-day activities.”
Patients at the clinic are supported by a range of allied health professionals including a rehabilitation medicine specialist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, exercise physiologist and social worker.
“This clinic has such an important role to play in helping Canberrans get back to their family, friends, jobs and communities,” Minister Stephen-Smith said.
“The ACT Government is committed to supporting Canberrans through the global pandemic, which is why we allocated a further $105 million to the COVID-19 health response in the budget review announced in March.”
Canberra Health Services is partnering with the University of Canberra on a research project into long COVID care at the clinic.
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Rachel Stephen-Smith, MLA | Media Releases