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

Please let us know what you think of this podcast.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 NetworkProfessor 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-63546138How long Covid ruined my life (and why it won't go away), Rowland Manthorpe, Sky News, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8WsO_FQYkhttps://news.sky.com/story/how-long-covid-ruined-my-life-from-crushing-fatigue-to-brain-fog-12744444Articles:Long Covid: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2Cognitive-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.pdfCase 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.pdfPragmatic impairment in COVID-19, Prof. Louise Cummings: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ip-2022-3001/html?lang=enCognitive-linguistic difficulties in COVID-19: A longitudinal case study, Prof Louise Cummings: https://synergypublishers.com/pms/index.php/ijslpa/article/view/2258Journal article: COVID-19 and language: A case study: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18uDm1o6dUoX8v91lpNPBCbO4e7TllJLl/viewThe long road back: Implications of COVID-19 for language and cognition, Cambridge University Press: http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2020/10/the-long-road-back-implicaticationsPlease be aware that the views expressed are those of the guests and not the RCSLT.