To what extent is prioritization of patients with possible or confirmed COVID-19 in your place of work or the local NHS affecting the care available to those patients with no COVID-19 symptoms?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Significantly worsening
30.9%
Slightly worsening
25.4%
Neither worsening nor improving
16.2%
Slightly improving
3.1%
Significantly improving
1.5%
Too soon to know
11.6%
Don't know
11.3%
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According to a survey carried out in April, 2020, almost 31 percent of hospital doctors in the UK said that due to the prioritization of patients with confirmed or possible coronavirus (COVID-19) the care available to non-coronavirus patients has significantly worsened. Furthermore, 25 percent of doctors reported that the care to patients not infected with coronavirus has slightly worsened since the pandemic started, while approximately 11 percent said it was too early to know how the patient's care has been affected.
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British Medical Association . (May 3, 2020). To what extent is prioritization of patients with possible or confirmed COVID-19 in your place of work or the local NHS affecting the care available to those patients with no COVID-19 symptoms? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1114759/how-covid-19-pandemic-affects-care-to-other-patients-in-the-uk/
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British Medical Association , To what extent is prioritization of patients with possible or confirmed COVID-19 in your place of work or the local NHS affecting the care available to those patients with no COVID-19 symptoms? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1114759/how-covid-19-pandemic-affects-care-to-other-patients-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
To what extent is prioritization of patients with possible or confirmed COVID-19 in your place of work or the local NHS affecting the care available to those patients with no COVID-19 symptoms? [Graph], British Medical Association , May 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1114759/how-covid-19-pandemic-affects-care-to-other-patients-in-the-uk/
