Roll-out of SARS-CoV-2 testing for healthcare workers at a large NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, March 2020
Alexander J. Keeley, Cariad Evans, Hayley Colton, Michael Ankcorn, Alison Cope, Amy State, Tracy Bennett, Prosenjit Giri, Thushan I. de Silva, Mohammad Raza
Abstract
Healthcare workers (HCW) are potentially at increased risk of infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and may transmit severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to vulnerable patients. We present results from staff testing at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. Between 16 and 29 March 2020, 1,533 symptomatic HCW were tested, of whom 282 (18%) were positive for SARS-CoV-2. Testing HCW is a crucial strategy to optimise staffing levels during this outbreak.
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StaffingSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineOutbreakHealth carePandemicPersonal protective equipmentFoundation (evidence)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakHealthcare workerInfection controlMedical emergencyDiseaseVirologyIntensive care medicineNursingInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyPolitical scienceLawCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies