Table 2. Possible positive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Volunteering as a positive experience  • Health care professionals highly regarded by the public  • Public and visible support and appreciation of individual health care professionals and the health system in general  • Seeing the health system cope and overcome the crisis  • Experiencing leadership during the crisis  • Witnessing effective communication during the crisis  • Innovation and service development at unprecedented pace  • Opportunities for teams and care systems to question, amend, or stop established pathways  • Improvement in patient care that will last beyond the pandemic  • Opportunities for inter-professional learning  • Breakdown of traditional hierarchical structures  • Witnessing great team work  • More patient contact with high degree of acuity