You’re eligible for a COVID-19 treatment assessment, without being admitted to hospital, if all the following apply:
- you’re at highest risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19
- you’re aged 12 or over
- you have symptoms of COVID-19
- you have tested positive for COVID-19.
You may be at highest risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 if you:
- have Down’s syndrome, or another chromosomal condition that affects your immune system
- have certain types of cancer, or had treatment for certain types of cancer
- have sickle cell disease
- have certain conditions affecting your blood, including some types of blood cancer
- have chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 4 or 5, including people on dialysis
- have severe liver disease
- have had an organ transplant
- have certain autoimmune or inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis or inflammatory bowel disease
- have HIV and have a weakened immune system
- have a condition affecting your immune system
- have a condition affecting the brain or nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, motor neurone disease, myasthenia gravis, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease or certain types of dementia
- have certain lung conditions or treatments for lung conditions.
Who is eligible for Covid-19 treatment if living with HIV
People with high levels of immune suppression / have uncontrolled or untreated HIV (high viral load) or currently presenting with an AIDS defining illness
People on treatment for HIV with CD4 less than 350
If a person living with stable HIV has additional risk factors (for example, age, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, liver or renal disease, homeless, alcoholic dependency)
For more infomation and how to self-refer
Visit the NHS website for more information.
Visit the ‘Alliance for better care’ webpage to complete the self-referral.