


Please also see:
Respiratory@home Covid Medicines Delivery Unit
Respiratory@home Virtual Ward
About the Respiratory@home Virtual Ward
CCG commissioned South Warwickshire GP Federation and Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance in a partnership to provide the COVID Oximetry@home Virtual Ward (now known as Respiratory@home) and now operates 8am-8pm everyday.
This service is for patients registered with a Coventry & Warwickshire GP
Service Description
- A “virtual ward” to which patients with suspected / proven COVID19 who are not unwell enough to need admission
- Patients will usually be monitored by the COVID Oximetry@home (Virtual Ward) for 14 days and longer as necessary.
- Patients supported by a clinical team to report symptoms and act upon any deterioration.
- Care Coordinator available 24/7.
- Daily virtual ward round by a GP.
- Patients will be admitted by GPs, EDs, Hot Hubs etc who fit the criteria below
- The Care coordinator will speak with each admission to describe the service, what to expect and next steps.
- Practices have been given a supply of pulse oximeters for patients to be used for this service.
- If practices run out of pulse oximeters the COVID Oximetry@home can arrange for the delivery/collection of a pulse oximeter.
- The patients will record their observations onto a diary 3 times a day.
- The patient will be told what to do if they deteriorate.
- The Care Coordinator will text/call the patient each day to receive the results.
Admission criteria
Not all patients with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 will need to be admitted to the Virtual Ward. Those identified as suitable will be admitted in line with the following criteria:
COVID Positive/clinically COVID and 65 years or over |
COVID Positive/clinically COVID and clinically extremely vulnerable/shielding |
COVID Positive/clinically COVID and where clinical judgement applies, taking into account COVID risk factors |
See below flowchart to support decision making for COVID-19 patients.
Click on image below for larger version if needed

Referral
Referral can be made in 3 ways:
1) EMIS booking direct – Follow link for more information
2) Email completed Respiratory@home referral form crgpa.respiratoryathome@nhs.net
Click on form below or on referral form link right for document or EMIS merge version


3) Phone referral Tel: 07881 359254
Also Provide the patient with:
Pulse oximeter
Patient Pack / Monitoring Form – Follow link for document
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