Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) COVID-19 Recovery Service

Oliver O'Sullivan^{1

2}, R Barker-Davies^{1

3}, R Chamley^{4

5}, E Sellon^{5

6}, D Jenkins^{5

6}, R Burley⁷, L Holden⁶, A M Nicol⁸, R Phillip⁸, A N Bennett^{1

9}, E Nicol^{6

10}, D A Holdsworth^{11

5}

Affiliations

¹ Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, UK.
² Headquarters Army Medical Services (HQ AMS), Camberley, Surrey, UK.
³ School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
⁴ Academic Department of Military Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
⁶ Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
⁷ Headquarters Defence Primary Healthcare, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK.
⁸ Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, UK.
⁹ National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
¹⁰ Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
¹¹ Academic Department of Military Medicine, Birmingham, UK david.holdsworth@ouh.nhs.uk.

PMID: 33547188
DOI: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001681

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Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) COVID-19 Recovery Service

Oliver O'Sullivan et al. BMJ Mil Health. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;169(3):271-276.

doi: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001681. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

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Affiliations

¹ Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, UK.
² Headquarters Army Medical Services (HQ AMS), Camberley, Surrey, UK.
³ School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
⁴ Academic Department of Military Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
⁶ Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
⁷ Headquarters Defence Primary Healthcare, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK.
⁸ Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Loughborough, Nottinghamshire, UK.
⁹ National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
¹⁰ Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
¹¹ Academic Department of Military Medicine, Birmingham, UK david.holdsworth@ouh.nhs.uk.

PMID: 33547188
DOI: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001681

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes significant mortality and morbidity, with an unknown impact in the medium to long term. Evidence from previous coronavirus epidemics indicates that there is likely to be a substantial burden of disease, potentially even in those with a mild acute illness. The clinical and occupational effects of COVID-19 are likely to impact on the operational effectiveness of the Armed Forces. Collaboration between Defence Primary Healthcare, Defence Secondary Healthcare, Defence Rehabilitation and Defence Occupational Medicine resulted in the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre COVID-19 Recovery Service (DCRS). This integrated clinical and occupational pathway uses cardiopulmonary assessment as a cornerstone to identify, diagnose and manage post-COVID-19 pathology.

Keywords: cardiac epidemiology; infectious diseases; internal medicine; occupational & industrial medicine; primary care; rehabilitation medicine.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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