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Are long COVID symptoms affecting your daily life? We can help.

The NHS long COVID service supports patients who are suffering with long COVID symptoms, like fatigue, brain fog, and heart palpitations, following COVID-19 infection.

The clinical team run a range of different online therapy groups that will help you see a reduction in symptoms and return to normal life – regardless of where you live in the district. You can work through as many therapy groups as you feel you need (one at a time). We also run clinics for those who need face-to-face support. The service has dedicated translators across over 85 different languages, including Punjabi, Urdu, Polish and Bengali.

Talk to your GP practice

If you think you might be experiencing symptoms of long COVID and they are affecting your daily life, the first step is to speak to your GP practice. They can talk to you about what you’re experiencing, consider what may be causing your symptoms and, if appropriate, refer you to the long COVID service.

How to self-refer for long COVID support

When is self-referral coming to my area?

Mobile app

You can refer yourself through our dedicated mobile app. It’s a convenient way to submit your information directly to our team at any time.

The roll out of the self referral service is being phased across GP practices, so not all practices will be involved at the same time.

From 1 July 2025 people registered with the following practices can self-refer.

  • Clarendon Medical Centre – Manningham Health Centre
  • Dr I.M Raja and Partner, Little Horton Lane
  • Frizinghall Medical Centre
  • Grange Medical Centre
  • Kensington Street Surgery
  • Little Horton Lane MC
  • Park Grange Medical Centre
  • Parkside Medical Practice
  • Bradford Student Health Service
  • Bilton Medical Centre
  • Kensington Partnership
  • Picton Medical Centre, Westbourne Green
  • The City Medical Practice
  • The Lister Surgery
  • Avicenna Medical Practice
  • Eccleshill Village Surgery
  • Manor Medical Girlington
  • Moor Park Medical Practice
  • New Otley Road Medical Practice
  • Peel Park Surgery
  • Primrose Surgery
  • Thornbury Medical Centre
  • The Ridge Medical Practice
  • Valley View Surgery
  • Bradford Moor Practice
  • Bevan Healthcare
  • Cross Hills Group Practice
  • Farfield Group Practice
  • Fisher Medical Practice
  • Gargrave Surgery
  • Haworth Medical Practice
  • Holycroft Surgery
  • Kilmeny Group Medical Practice
  • Long Lee Surgery
  • Oakworth Medical Practice
  • Silsden Surgery
  • Steeton Surgery

We offer three simple ways for you to refer yourself to our long COVID service. Choose the option that works best for you. If you have any questions, have any issues with the app, or need support with a different way to access this NHS service, please email anhsft.bdclongcovid@nhs.net

You must have previously seen your GP about your symptoms to check for reversible causes.

Mobile app

You can refer yourself through our dedicated mobile app. It’s a convenient way to submit your information directly to our team at any time.

  1. Download C19-YRS app from the App Store or Google Play
  2. Choose option “I want to register at a centre”
  3. Enter the referral code: BDCLC25
  4. Register, you will need your NHS number. Find your NHS number – NHS
  5. Complete the short questionnaire to help us assess if you’re eligible. It takes about 10 minutes.
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Web link (no app download needed)

If you prefer not to download the app, you can use our secure web link to complete the same referral process online.

  1. Click here: Self-Referral Web Link
  2. Choose option “I want to register at a centre”
  3. Enter the referral code: BDCLC25
  4. Register – you will need your NHS number. Find your NHS number – NHS
  5. Complete the short questionnaire to help us assess if you’re eligible. It takes about 10–15 minutes

Once we’ve received your completed questionnaire, our team will review your answers and invite you for an initial conversation. Together, we’ll explore what kind of support you need and create a plan that works for you. We’ll check in regularly and adjust things along the way to help you stay on track.

Email

Prefer to email us? Just send the following details to our team of NHS clinicians at anhsft.bdclongcovid@nhs.net

  1. Your full name
  2. Your NHS Number Find your NHS number – NHS
  3. A brief summary of your situation or support needs
  4. Your phone number

We’ll be in touch within 14 days of receiving your message.

The service is mainly online. We also run clinics for those who need face-to-face support. The service has dedicated translators across over 85 different languages, including Punjabi, Urdu, Polish and Bengali.

Self care advice

Rehabilitation from long COVID is often much easier and quicker if you are able to support your recovery with ongoing self-care outside of your online therapy groups with our long COVID specialists.

You can find some useful links for all aspects of long COVID related self-care below.

Eating well

It is important to eat the right foods while you are recovering from long COVID because this helps your body to have the fuel it needs get better and recover.

Read more about eating a balanced diet.

Sleeping well

After being unwell with COVID, you might notice that your sleep has changed and you might:

  • Find it hard to fall asleep
  • Keep waking up
  • Wake up earlier than usual and cannot get back to sleep
  • Wake up still feeling tired, as if you have not had any sleep

Read more about tiredness and fatigue, including things you can do to help.

Getting moving again

There are two different elements to treatment:

After a period of illness and inactivity, your muscles will be much weaker than normal, and you will be less fit than you were.

It is important to get back to your previous level of activity or aim to be more active than you are right now. This will take time and it is important to be patient with yourself. Read more about exercise.

Try adapted Tai Chi  (part 1) and adapted Tai Chi (part 2) on YouTube.

Managing daily activities

Your daily tasks are all the activities you do on a day to day basis. Ideally these tasks should include things youchoose to do or enjoy doing to improve your overall wellbeing.

After your COVID illness, you may have ongoing problems that make it more difficult than before to manage your daily tasks, such as: fatigue, breathlessness, feeling worried or stressed, finding it hard to focus.

For a few people, these problems can continue for many weeks and longer after their COVID illness. Understandably, this can be a particularly difficult time for you if you do not feel you are getting better.

These problems can affect how you manage your daily tasks, or you might find some tasks more difficult to do, such as: having a bath or shower, cleaning your home, cooking meals, walking upstairs, going shopping.

Useful links to help you manage daily activities:

Returning to work

Problems related to long COVID can affect your day-to-day life and your ability to work. After being unwell with COVID, going back to work can be difficult and it may take a long time before you feel ready.

If long COVID is having an impact on your usual ability to manage your work or caring role, discuss this with your doctor and employer.

Community support

Community support is available to help with a range of long COVID symptoms.

Visit Living Well to find support for mental health, eating well, getting active and much more in Bradford District.

Information for professionals

How to refer to the long covid service and training

Read more about how to refer and training