COVID-19: How prepared are front line healthcare workers in England?

Katie Prescott; Elaine Baxter; Christopher  Lynch; Simran Jassal; Amreen Bashir; James Gray

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.031

COVID-19: How prepared are front line healthcare workers in England?

Katie Prescott, Elaine Baxter, Christopher Lynch, Simran Jassal, Amreen Bashir, James Gray

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Abstract

National efforts are underway to prepare the UK National Health Service (NHS) for the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the efficacy of these interventions is unknown. In view of this, a cross-sectional survey of front-line healthcare workers (HCWs) at two large acute NHS hospital trusts in England was undertaken to assess their confidence and perceived level of preparedness for the virus. The survey found that there has been moderate success in readying HCWs to manage COVID-19, but that more still needs to be done, particularly in relation to educating HCWs about laboratory diagnostics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-145
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	105
Issue number	2
Early online date	24 Apr 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.04.031
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2020

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Keywords

COVID-19
Healthcare workers
Preparedness
SARS-CoV-2

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COVID-19: How prepared are front line healthcare workers in England?
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