Digital firm develops NHS guidelines to spot COVID-19 symptoms remotely

LIVI is launching UK national guidelines to NHS GPs, to provide training and treatment on how they can spot and manage COVID-19 symptoms in their patients over phone or video.

These directions, which were produced in the absence of national guidelines for COVID-19 and digital healthcare in the UK, have been produced by LIVI’s clinical team of NHS Doctors and in partnership with the NHS.

They will help to ensure that all doctors in the UK can spot early signs of COVID-19 and help them to better understand the pandemic and how it develops.

With the majority of clinicians now having to use regularly use video and phone consultations in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, these guidelines are a tool for NHS GPs to manage the pandemic and ensure identification and treatment of the viral disease is consistently applied across the UK.

Harriet Bradley, medical director at LIVI UK said: "The Clinical Leadership team at LIVI have developed these guidelines for video, digital and telephone consultations relating to COVID-19, to ensure that those undertaking video and phone consultations for the first time and NHS GPs have clear and up to date directions relating to digital consultations.

“Having clear and consistent guidelines for video, online and telephone consultations which are derived from UK Government, NICE, BMJ and CEBM guidance during a time of unprecedented pressure will be invaluable to many colleagues.

“LIVI has significant expertise and understanding of treating COVID-19 patients, not just here in the UK, but across Europe, as we are the largest digital healthcare provider across the continent. With many doctors moving to regularly using video and phone consultations for the first time, we at LIVI want to make sure we share our specialist knowledge to support them and the country during these unprecedented times."