Coronavirus (COVID-19): Ask NHS inform a question

At NHS inform we are making more information on coronavirus (COVID-19) available on a daily basis. We want to give you choices around getting the information you need as quickly as possible.

Our question and answer service gives you another option of getting information if:

• you can't find the information on NHS inform
• your situation isn't life-threatening

The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Where is the content from?

The Q&A service gives you an opportunity to quickly access information about coronavirus.

It uses content from the NHS inform website which is written from quality assured sources in collaboration with clinicians following our editorial guidelines.

Will I speak to anyone?

When you use the Q&A service it will automatically search for a relevant answer from information on the NHS inform website. You are not entering into a conversation with another person.

How is my information used?

Any information you type into the service will be used to improve our coronavirus content on NHS inform. We will be able to see what questions are more popular than others . The more you use the Q&A service, the more insight we will get into the type of information our users need.

Read more about how the NHS handles your personal health information.

Using the question and answer service

Simply type your coronavirus query into the text box. You will then receive an answer. This could be:

• a direct answer
• a recommendation to visit a related page
• a follow-up question
• a message stating that we can't find an answer to your question