Can you help the NHS BEAT Coronavirus?
For some people, coronavirus (COVID-19) can cause symptoms that last weeks or months after the infection has gone. This is sometimes called post-COVID syndrome or long COVID. Some of the most reported symptoms include fatigue, breathlessness, and brain fog/inability to concentrate, but the exact cause of long COVID remains unknown.
Now Salford Royal respiratory consultant Professor Nawar Bakerly, who is leading long COVID research in Greater Manchester, is encouraging people to join a new campaign, Help BEAT Coronavirus.
The campaign will help the NHS understand long COVID and other ongoing issues caused by the pandemic. It builds on the Research for the Future project, a National Institute for Health and Care Research Network Greater Manchester initiative hosted by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Bakerly said: “People who get involved in health research tend to have better health outcomes, as they become better at managing their own health. Joining the research community is good for you and good for others.”
Registering with Research for the Future means you will receive information about research opportunities along with details of how to take part. There are lots of different types of research you can take part in, including answering questionnaires, joining discussion groups, testing equipment, or taking part in trials to find new treatments.
Register now online at www.researchforthefuture.org/register or text RESEARCH and YOUR NAME to 81400.
