Guidance information
The following links contain guidance and information for health professionals, including colleagues working in primary care, secondary care and within the community.
Guidance for health professionals
- Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions and discharging COVID-19 patients
- Diabetes COVID-19 key information
- Caring for people at highest clinical risk during COVID-19: Background and FAQs for Clinicians
- GINA pocket guide for asthma management and prevention
- Background information
- Guidance for health professionals
- Investigation and initial clinical management of possible cases
- Guidance for health professionals who have diagnosed a case within their facility
- Infection prevention and control
- Guidance for primary care
- Guidance for first responders
- Guidance for ambulance trusts
- Guidance for residential care, supported living and home care
- Rapid tests for use in community pharmacies or at home
- Guidance for sampling and for diagnostic laboratories
- Department of Health and Social Care's coronavirus action plan
Guidance regarding children and young people
- Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people's mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 outbreak
- RCPCH advice for parents about six-week postnatal check
- Mental health advice for children and young people from Good Thinking
- CC4C Parents coronavirus FAQs
- Parent information for newborns (translated versions here)
- GOV.UK advice on returning to school (includes FAQs on left hand side)
Guidance for primary care
- Guidance from NHS England and Improvement
- Standard operating procedure for primary dental care settings
Guidance for secondary care
Community based health and social care and ambulance services
Further information
- Public Health Matters blog from Public Health England
- Number of COVID-19 cases in the UK
