The role of pandemic planning in the management of COVID-19 in England from an infection prevention and control perspective: results of a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This national survey aimed to explore how existing pandemic preparedness plans (PPP) accounted for the demands placed on infection prevention and control (IPC) services in acute and community settings in England during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study design

This was a cross-sectional survey of IPC leaders working within National Health Service Trusts or clinical commissioning groups/integrated care systems in England.

Methods

The survey questions related to organisational COVID-19 preparedness pre-pandemic and the response provided during the first wave of the pandemic (January to July 2020). The survey ran from September to November 2021, and participation was voluntary.

Results

In total, 50 organisations responded. Seventy-one percen

SUBMITTER: Greene C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894767 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature