The warning score has been specially created for the COVID-19 Virtual Ward and is based on the highest scoring observation at any one time. It is not cumulative. Therefore, the maximum score is 3.

Patient entered values are colour coded and graded according to Warning Score [WS] 0-3. They are as follows:

Clear/White Cell – [WS] 0 Green Cell – [WS] 1 Orange Cell – [WS] 2 Red Cell – [WS] 3
The warning score is reflective of the patient’s highest scoring observation. This will trigger a message sent to the patient as follows: