When to refer
When to refer
The following symptoms require urgent referral to A&E:
- Sudden chest pain
- Breathlessness – to the point in which the person is unable to say short sentences when resting – difficulty breathing or breathing has gotten worse
- Coughing up blood
- Loss of speech or mobility, or confusion
- Fainting or experiencing a seizure or fit for the first time
- A rash that does not fade when a glass is rolled over it, similar to that of meningitis.
Signposting
For more information, refer to:
- Testing: nhs.uk/nhs-services/covid-19-services/testing-for-covid-19/
- Vaccination services: nhs.uk/nhs-services/covid-19-services/covid-19-vaccination-services/
- Research: nhs.uk/nhs-services/covid-19-services/covid-19-vaccine-research/
- When to call 119: nhs.uk/nhs-services/covid-19-services/when-to-call-119/.