Table II.

Proportion of staff that were COVID-19 positive by polymerase chain reaction and episodes of COVID-19-specific and overall sickness in different staff groups during March and April 2020

Professional group	% of staff COVID-19 positive	Total sickness episodes per staff member	COVID-19 sickness episodes per staff member
Other professional/technical	2.8%	0.24	0.09
Additional clinical services∗	6.4%	0.39	0.10
Administrative and clerical	2.2%	0.32	0.05
Allied health professionals∗	3.5%	0.30	0.10
Estates and ancillary	1.6%	0.27	0.02
Healthcare scientists	4.3%	0.25	0.08
Medical and dental∗	10.5%	0.19	0.11
Nursing and midwifery∗	7.1%	0.31	0.10
∗All clinical staff groups	7.3%	0.30	0.10
All non-clinical staff groups	2.8%	0.29	0.06

The ‘Additional clinical services’ group consists mostly of healthcare assistants.