Demographic characteristics of NHS staff completing survey (N=302)
| Variable | n (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 106 (35.1) |
| Female | 196 (64.9) |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–29 | 102 (33.8) |
| 30–39 | 94 (31.1) |
| 40–49 | 64 (21.2) |
| 50–59 | 38 (12.6) |
| 60+ | 4 (1.3) |
| Place of work | |
| Ward | 148 (49.0) |
| ITU | 66 (21.9) |
| Theatre | 43 (14.2) |
| Other | 45 (14.9) |
| Professional role | |
| Doctors | 62 (20.5) |
| Nurses | 115 (38.1) |
| Other | 125 (41.4) |
| Ethnicity | |
| BAME | 68 (55.6) |
| White | 134 (44.4) |
| Contact patients with confirmed COVID-19* | |
| Yes | 251 (83.0) |
| Contact with patients suspected of COVID-19† | |
| Yes | 262 (86.8) |
*Confirmed COVID-19 was defined as patient with COVID-positive viral PCR oropharyngeal swab or radiological features of COVID.
†Suspected of COVID-19 was defined as patient with symptoms/medical history suspicious of COVID but without COVID-positive viral PCR oropharyngeal swab or radiological features of COVID.
BAME, black, Asian and minority ethnicity; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ITU, intensive therapy unit; NHS, National Health Service; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.