Guidance and evidence
Sources of up to date and trustworthy evidence and guidance relevant to the treatment and management of Coronavirus (COVID-19) for health and care staff.
- Guidance for health and social care professionals
- Guidance for specific populations and staff groups
- Guidance for the public
- Request a COVID-19 literature search
- How to find evidence, guidance and research
- Clinical evidence summaries and reviews
- Free-to-access research
- Epidemiological information
Updated 25 May 2020
Guidance for health and social care professionals
General guidance
- Doctors of the World - Coronavirus: latest UK guidelines translated into 51 languages
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland - COVID-19: Evidence for Scotland: reliable resources for NHSScotland
- Health Protection Scotland - infection prevention and control and PPE guidance
- Health Protection Scotland - guidance for first responders and others in close contact with symptomatic people with potential COVID-19
- Health Education England - Coronavirus (COVID-19) learning programme (Warning- this programme includes infection control learning that does not match the Scottish Guidance)
- Humand Factors response - Ventilator design/How to design usable and safe work procedures to reduce risk at work
- MedicineGov - Curated video playlist on COVID-19 topics for clinicians (via NHS Networks)
- NES/SSSC Guidance for employers on core training for redeployed workers, temporary workers and volunteers
- NICE - Coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid guidelines and evidence reviews
- NIHR Innovation Observatory - daily updates of clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments
- SCIE - Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care
- UKGovt - Revised Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidance
- WHO - EPI-WIN: Information Network for Epidemics
- WHO - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance
- WHO - Health Alert: COVID-19 facts via WhatsApp
Scottish Government
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): framework for decision making: Scotland's route map through and out of the crisis
- COVID-19 guidance: full list of all guidance produced by Scottish Government
- Helping communities affected by COVID-19
Guidance for specific populations and staff groups
Healthcare staff
- Barbour - Coronavirus: Health and safety news, statutory inspections and home working guidance
- British Dietetic Association - COVID-19 guidance for dietitians
- Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology - Coronavirus Resource for Dermatology
- European Respiratory Society (ERS) - COVID-19 Resource centre
- Health and Care Professions Council - COVID-19 hub
- ICM Anaesthesia - Intensive care medicine understanding and management of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Medicines and Healthcare products - MHRA guidance on COVID-19
- NHS England - Clinical Specialty guides
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - Coronavirus (COVID-19) information and advice
- Palliative Care guidelines - temporary guidelines for symptom management related to COVID-19
- Palliative Drugs - collated list of resources for COVID-19 in palliative care
- Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) - Resources and links for community nurses and allied health professionals
- Resuscitation Council UK - Guidance on COVID-19 (Coronavirus), CPR and Resuscitation
- Royal College General Practitioners Learning - COVID-19 Resource Hub
- Royal College of Nursing - COVID-19 Resource centre for articles, learning modules and clinical guidance
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy
- Royal College of Occupational Therapists - Staying well when social distancing guidance for individuals, families with children and occupational therapists
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - COVID-19 guidance for paediatric services
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - COVID-19 Hub - updates, talks and support
- RCPE clinical resources - ICU online course, eLearning and specialty guidance
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pharmacist updates and information
- Scottish Government - Coronavirus (COVID-19): nursing and community health staff guidance
Social services and care staff
- ALLIANCE - information and resources for disabled people, people with long term conditions, third sector and carers
- ALLIANCE - Managing wellbeing at home
- British Geriatrics Society - Coronavirus (COVID-19) and older people
- Care Inspectorate - COVID-19 FAQs
- Care Inspectorate - Supporting people to keep in touch when care homes are not accepting visitors
- Carers UK - Information for carers
- Communities Channel Scotland - support and ideas for community responses
- Health Protection Scotland - COVID-19 Information & guidance for social or community care & residential settings
- IRISS - Coronavirus (COVID-19) National and international resources for social services practitioners
- IRISS - Responsive technical help for social work or social care sector during lockdown: send your technical queries
- Luminate - Online programme of creative activities aimed at older people during the coronavirus outbreak
- NICE - Helping to prevent infection: A quick guide for managers and staff in care homes
- NSPCC - COVID-19 and keeping children safe from abuse
- Scottish Association for Social Workers - COVID-19 guidance
- Scottish Commission for Learning Disability - Coronavirus information and guidance for people living with learning disabilities
- SCVO - COVID-19 third sector information hub
- SSSC - Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for social service workers and employers
- Who Cares? Scotland - COVID-19 support for care experienced community
- Women's Aid - COVID-19 safety advice for domestic abuse survivors
- Young Scot - COVID-19 information and advice for young people aged 11-26 in Scotland
Guidance for the public
Scotland
UK-wide
- UK Government - guidance for everyone
- NHS
- NHS status checker - tell the NHS about your current experience of coronavirus
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office - travel advice
- Health Watch UK - simple summaries of COVID-19 evidence reviews
- British Psychological Society - tips, advice and links for the public to help with effects of the coronavirus pandemic
International
How to find evidence and research
Need to quickly find good quality evidence related to COVID-19?
NHSScotland Libraries' COVID-19 Knowledge Service will provide literature searches on a range of topics from trustworthy sources, conducted by expert searchers. Submit a request using the online form or email us: support@covid19ks.zendesk.com
Use the Knowledge Network Library Search (for health and social care staff in Scotland) to find research and evidence.
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Evidence sources
BMJ Best Practice
COVID-19 clinical overview
DynaMed
COVID-19 clinical overview
Oxford
COVID-19 evidence service
Cochrane
COVID-19 rapid reviews
Free-to-access research and ebooks
- BMJ topic page on coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Cochrane Library - Coronavirus (COVID-19): Infection control and prevention measures
- EBSCO - COVID-19 Healthcare resource centre
- EPPI - COVID-19: Living systematic map of the evidence
- The Lancet - COVID-19 resource center
- Nursing journals (MAG) - Coronavirus (COVID-19): articles and resources
- The New England Journal of Medicine - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Ovid - Tools and resources for clinicians
- WHO - Global research on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- More on the Knowledge Network