Redeployment of ophthalmologists in the United Kingdom during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some ophthalmologists across the United Kingdom (UK) have been redeployed to areas of need across the National Health Service (NHS). This survey was performed to assess aspects of this process including training & education, tasks expected, availability of personal protection equipment (PPE) used and the overall anxiety of ophthalmologists around their redeployment.

Method

Online anonymous survey around the existing guidance on safe redeployment of secondary care NHS staff and PPE use by NHS England and Public Health England respectively. The survey was open to all ophthalmologists across the UK irrespective of their redeployment status.

Findings

145 surveys were completed and returned during a 2-week peri

SUBMITTER: Lim C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7457008 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature