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COVID Oximetry @home - digital and data services

COVID Oximetry @home was a service to monitor patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms in their own home or care home.

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Retired service

In July 2022, NHS Digital started a managed closure of the COVID Oximetry @home data services it provided to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). This was to align with the end of the COVID-19 COPI notices and to reduce data collection burden. The closure is now complete.

Overview

COVID Oximetry @home involved the remote monitoring of patients with coronavirus symptoms. Patients used a pulse oximeter, a small monitor clipped to their finger, to measure their oxygen saturation levels three times a day.

They recorded their results using one of the following:

  • smartphone app
  • web portal
  • paper diary

The paper-based option was available at all sites for patients who were uncomfortable with or unable to use a digital solution to record their readings.

Patients were supported by clinical staff locally, so that if they needed further treatment they could be admitted to hospital at the right time.

Visit The National Archives for more information about the COVID Oximetry @home service.

Last edited: 19 June 2025 2:10 pm