Clinical Rehabilitation Guideline for People with Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease) in Aotearoa New Zealand

Revised December 2022

Published online: 
13 December 2022
Clinical Rehabilitation Guideline for People with Long COVID in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This guideline is intended to provide clinical guidance on long COVID conditions in both children and adults in Aotearoa New Zealand. The guideline is an evidence-based summary that covers the definition and diagnosis of long COVID. It seeks to provide the best evidence currently available to assist informed decision-making to improve the health, vocational and social outcomes for individuals with long COVID.

The guideline is intended for use by primary care practitioners, community and hospital clinicians, policy makers, funders, parents, carers, specialists, individuals with long COVID, whānau and any others who make provision for individuals with long COVID.

The factsheets have a summary of the resources available for individuals and clinicians. The symptom map is a tool which has been created to assist with clinical assessment of individuals presenting with long COVID symptom.

Publishing information

  • Date of publication:
    13 December 2022
  • ISBN:
    978-1-991075-00-0
  • HP number:
    8651
  • Citation:
    Ministry of Health. 2022. Clinical Rehabilitation Guideline for People with Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease) in Aotearoa New Zealand: Revised December 2022. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
  • Ordering information:
    Only soft copy available to download
  • Copyright status:

    Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.

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