Clear guidelines for both doctors and patients help to treat COVID-19

Standard procedures, methodological guidelines and other documents issued by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic determine the necessary scope of examinations and subsequent treatment for specific diseases or define recommended procedures. They are now responding as a priority to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The documents produced are intended for all healthcare providers, e.g. general practitioners in ambulances as well as paediatricians or other specialist fields. The health resort also provides basic instructions for patients and relatives in COVID-19 disease in home treatment.
Doctors will find the exact extent of the necessary examinations and treatments in standard procedures, methodological guidelines. The health department also issues recommended practices in the provision of health care to help providers deliver health care properly. They give priority to decision-making and also contribute to legal certainty. This contributes to improving the efficiency of care provided. These guidelines reflect the latest knowledge in medical practice and ensure that clinical treatment procedures are linked in all forms of healthcare provision. This increases the quality and effectiveness of treatment and ensures the same procedures throughout Slovakia.
The Ministry of Health responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing a number of standards for specific treatment and compliance against epidemic measures. The guidelines of the Ministry of Health can be found by both professional and general public directly on the Ministry's website https://www.health.gov.sk/?coid-19-metholice-guide or www.standardneprochy.sk. Due to ongoing studies and intensive research in relation to the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19, the documents are continuously reviewed and updated. The Ministry also established the website www.covicv hospitalich.sk, which is intended for institutional health care providers, healthcare professionals and students. Through this site too, visitors will get to the current standard procedures and guidelines on COVID-19.

Instructions for patients and their relatives in COVID-19 disease provide a simple guide to help treat the disease in the home environment. It is indicated what should be fitted to the household, how to use pulse oxymeter, pressure gauge or thermometer. At the same time, this document describes the medicines it is advisable to take and thereby support the immune system. Last but not least, there is information in the material when it is necessary to contact your doctor and when emergency medical services.