Question | Responses | Our sample | RCGP |
Does your nearest hospital Trust have specific follow-up services for all patients who have been discharged from critical care? n (%) | n | 58 | – |
I do not know | 36 (62) | – | |
Yes | 11 (19) | – | |
No | 11 (19) | – | |
Is the follow-up service functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic? n (%) | n | 45 | – |
I do not know | 39 (87) | – | |
Yes | 6 (13) | – | |
Within your patient list, are you aware of any patients who have required critical care for severe COVID-19? n (%) | n | 56 | 537 |
Yes | 33 (59) | 208 (39) | |
No | 13 (23) | 244 (45) | |
I do not know | 10 (18) | 85 (16) | |
How many of your patients went through critical care due to severe COVID-19? | n | 24 | 462 |
Mean (min–max) | 4.4 (1–20) | 4.4 (0–50) | |
Considering future patients in your practice recovering from a COVID-19-related critical care stay, please rank your concerns about their care, mean rank (SD) | n | 40 | 447 |
Physical healthcare | 1.9 (1.4) | 1.4 (1.3) | |
Mental healthcare | 2.4 (1.1) | 1.4 (1.2) | |
Access to rehabilitation services | 3.1 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.3) | |
Cognitive functioning | 3.5 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.3) | |
Access to social care | 4.0 (1.1) | 1.7 (1.4) |
RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners.