As of April 30, 2020, 18.5 percent of hospital doctors in the UK have experienced shortages of oxygen compared with the situation prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, while 18.2 percent of doctors reported shortages of anesthetics. Furthermore, there were similar shortage levels of antibiotics and sedatives among the surveyed doctors.
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British Medical Association . (May 3, 2020). Which, if any, groups of medicines are you experiencing shortages of, compared with the situation pre-pandemic? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114746/medicine-shortages-during-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association . "Which, if any, groups of medicines are you experiencing shortages of, compared with the situation pre-pandemic?." Chart. May 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114746/medicine-shortages-during-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association . (2020). Which, if any, groups of medicines are you experiencing shortages of, compared with the situation pre-pandemic?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114746/medicine-shortages-during-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association . "Which, If Any, Groups of Medicines Are You Experiencing Shortages Of, Compared with The Situation Pre-pandemic?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114746/medicine-shortages-during-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-uk/
British Medical Association , Which, if any, groups of medicines are you experiencing shortages of, compared with the situation pre-pandemic? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114746/medicine-shortages-during-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Which, if any, groups of medicines are you experiencing shortages of, compared with the situation pre-pandemic? [Graph], British Medical Association , May 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114746/medicine-shortages-during-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-uk/
