This service is designed to provide GPs with a one-off reading to enable the GP to decide how best to support/manage patients presenting with COVID-19 symptoms or who are COVID-19 positive. The monitoring service is designed to allow GPs to care for their COVID positive patients in the community for up to 14 days and escalate to secondary care if/when appropriate.
Results are provided normally within 2 hours of the patient’s initial appointment.
 

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusions

• Patient currently resident in City and Hackney or within a 0.5mile radius 
of the borough boundaries. 
• Patient registered with a City and Hackney GP. 
• Face to face or virtual assessment complete. 
• Aged 18 and above. 
• Patients who do NOT have diagnosed chronic respiratory disease 
(Confirmed via spirometry, or suspected after peak flow monitoring in 
the current time or by a secondary care respiratory team) 
• Patients who are displaying COVID symptoms. 
• Aged 18 or older and clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID or where clinical judgement can apply and consider multiple additional COVID risk factors.
 

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How to refer

The following clinicians can refer to this service: GPs

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