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The aims of this quality improvement survey were to explore patients\u2019 acute and post-acute \u201clong\u201d COVID-19 symptoms, their experiences of community services and their recommendations for improving these services.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seventy patients diagnosed with COVID were randomly selected from 2 large socially and ethnically diverse primary care practices. Of those contactable by telephone, 85% (41\/48) agreed to participate in the quality improvement survey. They were interviewed by telephone using a semi-structured questionnaire about community services for COVID-19 patients. Interviews lasted 10 to 15\u2009minutes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty-nine percent of patients reported at least 1 post-acute COVID-19 symptom. The most common were severe fatigue (45%), breathlessness (30%), neurocognitive difficulties (such as poor memory), poor concentration and \u201cbrain fog\u201d (30%), headaches (20%), and joint pain (20%). Many patients felt isolated and fearful, with scant information about community resources and little safety netting advice. Patients also expected more from primary care with over half (56%) recommending regular phone calls and follow up from healthcare staff as the most important approach in their recovery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In line with patients\u2019 requests for more support, the practices now routinely refer patients with long COVID to an on-site social prescriber who explores how they are getting on, refers them to the GP or practice nurse when required, and sign posts them to support services in the community.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/21501327211041846","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,7]],"date-time":"2021-09-07T05:01:42Z","timestamp":1630990902000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Patients\u2019 Experiences of \u201cLong COVID\u201d in the Community and Recommendations for Improving Services: A Quality Improvement Survey"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6671-5557","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammad Sharif","family":"Razai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Health Research Institute, St George\u2019s University of London, London, UK"},{"name":"Wandsworth Primary Care Network, Chatfield Health Care, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Roaa","family":"Al-Bedaery","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Health Research Institute, St George\u2019s University of London, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laxmi","family":"Anand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Wandsworth Primary Care Network, Chatfield Health Care, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katherine","family":"Fitch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Wandsworth Primary Care Network, Chatfield Health Care, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hannah","family":"Okechukwu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Imperial College London, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Teniola M.","family":"Saraki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Imperial College London, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2568-8211","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pippa","family":"Oakeshott","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Health Research Institute, St George\u2019s University of London, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-21501327211041846","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41591-021-01283-z"},{"key":"bibr2-21501327211041846","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2021.0830"},{"key":"bibr3-21501327211041846","volume-title":"COVID-19 Rapid Guideline: Managing THE Long-Term Effects of COVID-19","author":"National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: Clinical Guidelines","year":"2020"},{"key":"bibr4-21501327211041846","unstructured":"Ayoubkhani D, Gaughan C, Jenkins J. 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