In the United Kingdom in April 2020, 28 percent of the surveyed healthcare workers who had not been tested for COVID-19 said they had been told testing was not being offered, while a further 16 percent of the respondents said they did not have enough symptoms to be eligible for testing.
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Distribution of self-perceived reasons among healthcare workers for not receiving a COVID-19 test in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2020
Characteristic
Share of responses
Their employer manager was not currently offering testing
28%
Don't know
24%
They didn't have enough symptoms to be eligible for testing
16%
Were told by their employer or manager that only staff in specific roles/ settings are being tested.
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Royal College of Nursing. (May 4, 2020). Distribution of self-perceived reasons among healthcare workers for not receiving a COVID-19 test in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117046/uk-reasons-for-no-covid-19-test-for-healthcare-workers/
Royal College of Nursing. "Distribution of self-perceived reasons among healthcare workers for not receiving a COVID-19 test in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2020." Chart. May 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117046/uk-reasons-for-no-covid-19-test-for-healthcare-workers/
Royal College of Nursing. (2020). Distribution of self-perceived reasons among healthcare workers for not receiving a COVID-19 test in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117046/uk-reasons-for-no-covid-19-test-for-healthcare-workers/
Royal College of Nursing. "Distribution of Self-perceived Reasons among Healthcare Workers for Not Receiving a Covid-19 Test in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117046/uk-reasons-for-no-covid-19-test-for-healthcare-workers/
Royal College of Nursing, Distribution of self-perceived reasons among healthcare workers for not receiving a COVID-19 test in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117046/uk-reasons-for-no-covid-19-test-for-healthcare-workers/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of self-perceived reasons among healthcare workers for not receiving a COVID-19 test in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2020 [Graph], Royal College of Nursing, May 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117046/uk-reasons-for-no-covid-19-test-for-healthcare-workers/
