As of April 2020, there were a significant share of healthcare professionals working with limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the UK during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 27 percent of healthcare workers surveyed reported that PPE was not very available in their place of work, with a further 8 percent saying PPE was not available at all.
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Current availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in the UK as of April 2020*
* Full question was worded as: "Thinking about personal protective equipment (PPE), how would you describe the current availability of this equipment in your place of work?"
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YouGov. (April 15, 2020). Current availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in the UK as of April 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111357/availability-of-ppe-in-the-uk/
YouGov. "Current availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in the UK as of April 2020*." Chart. April 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111357/availability-of-ppe-in-the-uk/
YouGov. (2020). Current availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in the UK as of April 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111357/availability-of-ppe-in-the-uk/
YouGov. "Current Availability of Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe) for Healthcare Workers in The Uk as of April 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111357/availability-of-ppe-in-the-uk/
YouGov, Current availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in the UK as of April 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111357/availability-of-ppe-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Current availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in the UK as of April 2020* [Graph], YouGov, April 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111357/availability-of-ppe-in-the-uk/
