TY - JOUR
AU - Parcell, Benjamin J.
AU - Brechin, Kathryn
AU - Allstaff, Sarah
AU - Park , Meg
AU - Third, Wendy
AU - Bean, Susan
AU - Hind, Chris
AU - Farmer, Rajiv
AU - Chalmers, James D.
AU - Chandler, Daniel
PY - 2020
DA - December
TI - Drive-through testing for SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic health and social care workers and household members: an observational cohort study
JO - Thorax
EP - 1111
VL - 75
IS - 12
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215128
AB - The requirement for health and social care workers to self-isolate when they or their household contacts develop symptoms consistent with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can lead to critical staff shortages in the context of a pandemic. In this report, we describe the implementation of a drive-through testing service in a single National Health Service region in Scotland. From 17 March 2020 to 11 April 2020, 1890 SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription PCR assay (RT-PCR) tests were performed. 22% of tests were positive. Allowing the remaining 78% of staff to return to work within 24 hours was estimated to save over 8000 working days during the peak pandemic period.
PB - BMJ Publishing Group
UR - https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/16f41cd3-f8c5-41ea-a608-2d3aa177c65b
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Work and workforce
KW - Social and community care
ER