Knowledge and Library Services: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance

UK Guidance

COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19
[Last updated: 16 December 2021] This guideline covers the management of COVID-19 for children, young people and adults in all care settings. It brings together existing NICE recommendations on managing COVID-19, and new recommendations on therapeutics, so that healthcare staff and those planning and delivering services can find and use them more easily.
NICE COVID-19
NICE is now the single point of advice on caring for people with coronavirus and the management of COVID-19 in different healthcare settings. This links to the NICE COVID-19 topic guide for all NICE products on COVID-19. Includes any guidance and advice.
GOV.UK Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK daily UK statistics
The official UK government website for data and insights on coronavirus (COVID-19).
Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK government response
The latest news and guidance from the UK government
NHS England Coronavirus guidance for clinicians and NHS managers
The latest content from NHS England and NHS Improvement on coronavirus for clinicians.
MHRA guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19)
NICE Coronavirus (COVID-19) Specialty guides
These guides are aimed at specialists working in hospitals in England during the pandemic. They aim to help departments continue essential care for patients while supporting the wider hospital and community to provide care for people with COVID-19. The guides were produced by NHS England and NHS Improvement. They are for guidance only and are not mandatory.
RCP Specialty-specific guidance on clinical care and treatment for COVID-19
Specialty-specific advice on the treatment of Covid-19 from the Royal College of Physicans , including an online resource supporting the implementation of the NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults (NG159)

Clinical Support tools and referencing resources

Online clinical referencing tools and resources providing frequently updated condition summaries and treatment guidance based on the latest research evidence and guidelines. Access to resources full content is either freely available or via OpenAthens for Barts Health NHS Trust Staff, for more information on gaining full access please contact us bartshealth.library@nhs.net

BMJ Best Practice Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) topic
Access clinical decision support tool BMJ Best Practice's topic on Coronavirus
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DynaMed COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
Access the latest clinical evidence on the Novel Coronavirus from DynaMed® topic guide
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UpToDate® Coronavirus topic
Current, evidence-based clinical decision support; the Coronavirus topic on UpToDate is available free worldwide in English.
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UpToDate® Society guideline links: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – International public health and government guidelines
From UpToDate this resources is an index to other topics with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related guidelines from public health, government-sponsored, and specialty societies from selected countries and regions around the world.
Cochrane Library: Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Cochrane resources and news
Cochrane provides high-quality, relevant, and up-to-date synthesized research evidence to inform health decisions. This page highlights content relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the various related activities that Cochrane is undertaking in response.
Oxford COVID-19 Evidence Service
Rapid evidence reviews and data analysis relating to the coronavirus pandemic from the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine.

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International Guidance

NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Covid-19 treatment guidelines.
American Public Health Association
Guidance and advice from the APHA on the coronavirus Covid-19.
CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance pages
CDC guidance pages
WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
WHO Guidance pages
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
ECDC is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak, providing risk assessments, public health guidance, and advice on response activities to EU Member States and the EU Commission.