In the United Kingdom in April 2020, 21 percent of the surveyed healthcare worker were not able to access a COVID-19 test as it was too far for them to travel, while a further 18 percent reported they were unable to access a test as they were unable to drive or did not have a car.
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Distribution of reasons for health workers being unable to access offered COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
Characteristic
Share of responses
It was too far to travel
21%
They can’t drive or don’t have a car
18%
Test was not available when they needed it or too slow to arrange
15%
Failure within the system for either booking tests or not responding to the referrals
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Royal College of Nursing. (May 4, 2020). Distribution of reasons for health workers being unable to access offered COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117122/reasons-for-inability-to-access-covid-19-test-in-the-uk/
Royal College of Nursing. "Distribution of reasons for health workers being unable to access offered COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020." Chart. May 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117122/reasons-for-inability-to-access-covid-19-test-in-the-uk/
Royal College of Nursing. (2020). Distribution of reasons for health workers being unable to access offered COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117122/reasons-for-inability-to-access-covid-19-test-in-the-uk/
Royal College of Nursing. "Distribution of Reasons for Health Workers Being Unable to Access Offered Covid-19 Tests in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117122/reasons-for-inability-to-access-covid-19-test-in-the-uk/
Royal College of Nursing, Distribution of reasons for health workers being unable to access offered COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117122/reasons-for-inability-to-access-covid-19-test-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of reasons for health workers being unable to access offered COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020 [Graph], Royal College of Nursing, May 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117122/reasons-for-inability-to-access-covid-19-test-in-the-uk/
