(A) Aspects of endoscopy recovery plans and 2B
A. Aspects of recovery plans (n=97) | Services (%) |
Clinically vet referrals to validate cases on endoscopy waiting lists | 75 (77) |
Change referral pathway (eg, introduce alternative investigations) | 68 (70) |
Restore normal services as soon as possible | 51 (53) |
Additional in-house sessions out-of-hours | 28 (29) |
Use out-sourcing service (send patients to another organisation) | 26 (27) |
Extended and extra sessions provided in-house due to increased flexibility | 26 (27) |
Use in-sourcing service (external team coming in) to provide additional sessions | 19 (20) |
No recovery plan | 2 (2) |
B. Barriers to COVID-19 testing asymptomatic staff (n=85) | Services (%) |
Hospital/organisation unable to support or not routinely testing staff | 23 (27) |
Hospital/organisation supportive, but unable to get test capacity | 20 (24) |
Not considered | 15 (18) |
Considered, but not practical/appropriate in endoscopy | 14 (26) |
Awaiting decision/unsure | 6 (7) |
Devolved central government decision | 3 (4) |
Have not received any relevant guidance from the trust | 2 (2) |
Barriers to COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic staff services highlighted.