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Kidney Care during COVID-19 in the UK: Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals on Impacts on Care Quality and Staff Well-Being

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  • Archontissa Maria Kanavaki

    (Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team, Department of Health Sciences, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK)

  • Courtney Jane Lightfoot

    (Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team, Department of Health Sciences, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK)

  • Jared Palmer

    (Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team, Department of Health Sciences, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK)

  • Thomas James Wilkinson

    (Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team, Department of Health Sciences, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK)

  • Alice Caroline Smith

    (Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team, Department of Health Sciences, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK)

  • Ceri Rhiannon Jones

    (Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH, UK)

Abstract

In light of the rapid changes in healthcare delivery due to COVID-19, this study explored kidney healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) perspectives on the impact of these changes on care quality and staff well-being. Fifty-nine HCPs from eight NHS Trusts across England completed an online survey and eight took part in complementary semi-structured interviews between August 2020 and January 2021. Free-text survey responses and interviews were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Themes described the rapid adaptations, concerns about care quality, benefits from innovations, high work pressure, anxiety and mental exhaustion in staff and the team as a well-being resource. Long-term retention and integration of changes and innovations can improve healthcare access and efficiency, but specification of conditions for its use is warranted. The impact of prolonged stress on renal HCPs also needs to be accounted for in quality planning. Results are further interpreted into a theoretical socio-technical framework.

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  • Archontissa Maria Kanavaki & Courtney Jane Lightfoot & Jared Palmer & Thomas James Wilkinson & Alice Caroline Smith & Ceri Rhiannon Jones, 2021. "Kidney Care during COVID-19 in the UK: Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals on Impacts on Care Quality and Staff Well-Being," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-14, December.
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