Healthcare System Recovery Post COVID-19

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Healthcare will focus on ‘Healthcare system recovery post COVID-19’.  Healthcare systems across the world have been put under enormous pressure throughout the COVID-19 epidemic. Not only have the direct effects of the coronavirus on morbidity and mortality consumed a large proportion of available resources, but they have also created knock-on effects regarding patient safety. The ability of healthcare systems to respond to other diseases such as cancer has been severely affected. The pandemic has also negatively impacted other areas of personal wellbeing, particularly mental health. Further, healthcare professionals have had to undertake unsustainable workloads over long periods, often without sufficient resources. This undoubtedly has led to significant challenges relating to staff health and wellbeing. This Special Issue aims to bring together evidence on these issues to generate solutions that will contribute to healthcare system recovery, resilience, and future sustainability as we gain control over the virus through vaccination programmes.

We welcome evidence-based articles that provide new insights into any of these connected issues, and can contribute not just to healthcare system recovery post COVID-19, but also to sustainable development for the future.

Dr. Tony Smith
Dr. Sally Fowler-Davis
Dr. George Lueddeke
Dr. Lorena Dini
Dr. Katarzyna Czabanowska
Guest Editors

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