New Zealand: Management of Long Covid in primary care - Resource for GPs

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This was published last week:
Resource for GPs 2026
It was aimed to outline the essential elements stakeholders consider to be the core components of managing Long Covid in primary care. There is a lot in the links of the one page for GPs, so click through to it rather than staying with the screenshot below.

It was produced by a Victoria University Wellington Te Herenga Waka team, and funded by the NZ Government's Health Research Council. It sounds as though they held extensive workshops and made collaborative decisions between patients, healthcare professionals and researchers.

1. We will organise six exploratory workshops across Aotearoa New Zealand, and invite individuals with lived experiences of Long COVID, along with their whānau/caregivers to discuss their journey and the services they have received. These workshops will provide an overview of areas where primary care services can be improved to better support those living with Long COVID.
2. We will continue with co-design team meetings using an iterative approach to explore the needs of individuals with Long COVID, make collaborative decisions between patients, healthcare professionals and researchers and test pilot ideas with people with lived experience of Long COVID.

Document list​

• PDF43.6KBFurther Resources
• PDF18.5KBPharmacological Therapies
• PDF154.4KBWheke Model
• PDF145.6KBResource for GPs 2026

Video Outputs— Long Covid Resource for Primary Care