Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK)
@shh-uk
💙UK Registered Charity: 1205685 💙Long COVID doesn’t stop the care - neither do we. 💙Join our Campaign: #SafeAir4All
Join our August and September Long Covid support groups 💙 Our online support groups provide a safe, welcoming space for healthcare workers living with Long Covid to connect with others who understand. 👉 View the full schedule and join a session: shh-uk.org/august-se...
For years, we were told surgical masks were enough. Now, 2,300+ experts are telling the World Health Organisation (WHO) that's wrong, and calling on them to fix it. Read more: shh-uk.org/universal... #SafeAir4All #PreventReinfection
We're recruiting volunteers to several roles at Supporting Healthcare Heroes. 🔹 Research & Evidence Coordinator 🔹Administrator to Chair and Trustee Board 🔹Website Content Uploader 🔹Newsletter Producer 🔹Online Support Group Moderator Find out more and apply: reachvolunteering.or...
Our next peer support group for healthcare workers who live with Long Covid is coming up tomorrow at 11am. This peer support group is a space for all types of healthcare workers, living with Long Covid (whether you are able to work or not), to meet, connect and chat.
Digestive symptoms are a key part of Long Covid and can significantly impact daily life. New research highlights gut-related symptoms, possible causes (inflammation, microbiome changes), and emerging treatments. Read the full research summary on our website: shh-uk.org/long-covi...
If we knew for certain an infection could spread through the air, we'd act immediately. So why do we wait for certainty when the risk is only plausible? The precautionary principle exists for exactly this gap, protecting people before proof arrives, not after. Read more here shh-uk.org/the-preca...
📅 Save the date, our next coffee and chat peer support group for healthcare workers with Long Covid is coming up next week! Join us on Tuesday 28th July at 11am.
We’ve added new Long Covid resources to our website 💙 Explore guidance on: • Living with Long Covid & financial support • Work • Preventing reinfection • Research • Real stories 👉 Visit our website to learn more shh-uk.org/resources... #LongCovid #ChronicIllness #HealthSupport
📅 Save the date, our next coffee and chat peer support group for healthcare workers with Long Covid is coming up next week! Join us on Tuesday 14th July at 11am.
Balancing work and #LongCovid can be overwhelming. You’re not alone. Join our online peer support group this week for healthcare workers with Long Covid who are still working. 📅 Today ⏰ 7-8pm 💻 Online: teams.microsoft.com/...
2,300+ experts and advocates are urging WHO to make respirators the default in healthcare, arguing that surgical masks don’t adequately protect against airborne pathogens. Read more: shh-uk.org/universal... #SafeAir4All #LongCovid #PatientSafety
New research summary added to our website! 🔬 The new summary highlights the impact of Long Covid on quality of life, not just symptoms. 🖇️shh-uk.org/long-covi...
Many people with Long Covid report worsening fatigue, brain fog, dizziness and palpitations during hot weather. Our latest research summary explores how autonomic nervous system dysfunction (dysautonomia) may contribute to symptom flare-ups. Read more ➡️ shh-uk.org/long-covi...
Research is highlighting the wider impact of Long Covid, beyond the individual. Families and carers may experience: – changes in roles and responsibilities – increased caring demands – disruption to daily life These effects are often less visible, but important.
This Clean Air Day, the theme is "Let's use our voices to clean up our air." SHH-UK's SafeAir4All campaign is doing exactly that. shh-uk.org/making-th... #CleanAirDay #SafeAir4All #UseYourVoice
What the evidence says The COVID Inquiry called for HEPA filters in UK hospitals. Clean, filtered air in healthcare settings protects both patients and the workforce. Indoor air quality is an infection prevention issue. shh-uk.org/covid-inq... #CleanAirDay #SafeAir4All
CO₂ levels in a room are one of the most reliable indicators of airborne infection risk. High CO₂ means poor ventilation and more shared air particles. Monitoring it is a simple, evidence-based tool. shh-uk.org/co%e2%82%... #CleanAirDay #SafeAir4All
Today is National Clean Air Day. Repeated COVID-19 infections increase the risk of developing Long Covid exponentially. The air in shared indoor spaces is central to that risk. shh-uk.org/how-covid... #CleanAirDay #SafeAir4All #LongCovid
Most people don't realise airborne diseases like COVID-19, flu and TB spread through tiny particles suspended in indoor air for hours. Understanding this changes how we think about protecting ourselves in shared spaces. 🔗 shh-uk.org/airborne-... #SafeAir4All #AirborneDiseases
Long Covid in healthcare workers can affect day-to-day functioning, not just symptoms. This has implications for work capacity and return-to-work expectations in the NHS. Check out our weekly research summaries on our website: shh-uk.org/functiona...
We post weekly summaries of new Long Covid research, with a focus on what the findings mean in practice for NHS staff. If you’re trying to make sense of Long Covid, or keep up with emerging evidence, you can find the latest summaries here: shh-uk.org/resources...
💙 Join us tomorrow at 11am Our Coffee & Chat peer support group is a welcoming space for all healthcare workers living with Long Covid. No pressure, no formal agenda — just time to connect with others, share experiences, or simply listen with a cuppa ☕
Most of us spend around 90% of our time indoors. Poor ventilation means airborne infections spread more easily in the spaces we live, work and receive care in. A major engineering report explains what good indoor air quality looks like and why our buildings need to catch up. shh-uk.org/safe-indo...
📣 Tonight | 7pm Evening peer support group for healthcare workers with #LongCovid. This month we’re talking about reasonable adjustments at work and sharing experiences of staying in or returning to work.
COVID didn't become less serious because we stopped talking about it. People are still catching it, still being reinfected and still developing Long Covid. This guide from the WH Network lays out exactly where we are in 2026 and what needs to change. 🔗 shh-uk.org/covid-in-...
The Covid Inquiry has highlighted five key mistakes made in infection prevention and control guidance. This paper reflects on those findings and what they mean for keeping healthcare workers and patients safe right now. Read more: shh-uk.org/five-ipc-...
Understanding how Covid spreads indoors is the first step toward preventing it. This interactive guide from El Pais uses clear visual examples to show how airborne transmission works in enclosed spaces and what factors increase or reduce risk. 🔗 shh-uk.org/how-covid...
Poor ventilation in hospitals puts staff and patients at risk every single day. Clean air is not optional. It is as essential as clean hands and sterile equipment. Time for healthcare settings to treat it that way. #SafeAir4All #CovidIsAirborne Read more: shh-uk.org/why-hospi...
Tomorrow! 💙 Healthcare worker with #LongCovid? Join us for our online peer support group on Tues 26 May. 🧶 Creative crafts theme 🎨 Share what you’re making 💬 Or just join the conversation You’re not alone. #PeerSupport #HealthcareWorkers #CreativeWellbeing