About one in four healthcare workers in the United Kingdom who caught COVID-19 went on to report symptoms lasting five weeks or longer, according to a research program examining the pandemic's lasting effect on the health workforce.
The REACH-OUT report was produced by the NHS Race and Health Observatory in partnership with UK-REACH and in collaboration with the University of Leicester, the University of Nottingham and University College London. It launched at a Westminster event on July 30 and has drawn renewed attention through subsequent coverage.