Table 3

Responses from general practitioners survey

QuestionResponsesOur sampleRCGP
Does your nearest hospital Trust have specific follow-up services for all patients who have been discharged from critical care? n (%)n58
I do not know36 (62)
Yes11 (19)
No11 (19)
Is the follow-up service functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic? n (%)n45
I do not know39 (87)
Yes6 (13)
Within your patient list, are you aware of any patients who have required critical care for severe COVID-19? n (%)n56537
Yes33 (59)208 (39)
No13 (23)244 (45)
I do not know10 (18)85 (16)
How many of your patients went through critical care due to severe COVID-19?n24462
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)n40447
Physical healthcare1.9 (1.4)1.4 (1.3)
Mental healthcare2.4 (1.1)1.4 (1.2)
Access to rehabilitation services3.1 (1.3)1.6 (1.3)
Cognitive functioning3.5 (1.2)1.8 (1.3)
Access to social care4.0 (1.1)1.7 (1.4)
  • RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners.