Syndromic surveillance summary: 30 March 2023 week 12
Updated 4 January 2024
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Reporting week 12: 20 March to 26 March 2023
Coronavirus (COVID-19)-like emergency department (ED) attendances stabilised during week 12, but there were continued small increases observed in adults aged 65 years and over. Syndromic indicators for influenza-like illness remained stable. ED attendances and GP in-hours consultations for scarlet fever remained stable during week 12.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance system
During week 12, all NHS 111 calls and online assessments for respiratory indicators, including cold or flu and ‘potential COVID-19’ remained stable. Calls and online assessments for diarrhoea and vomiting also remained stable. There was a small increase in eye problems during week 12, however calls remain within seasonally expected levels.
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GP in-hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 12, indicators for acute respiratory conditions, including influenza-like illness and COVID-19-like, remained stable and at or below seasonally expected levels. Consultations for scarlet fever remained stable and below expected levels. Consultations for conjunctivitis increased during week 12 and are above seasonally expected levels. Increases were particularly observed in children aged 5 to 14 years.
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GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance system
Daily GP out-of-hours contact data from 4 August 2022 onwards has not been received due to a widely publicised disruption faced by one of the GP out-of-hours clinical software system providers. We have since been informed that this disruption was as a result of a cybersecurity incident caused by ransomware. We are working closely with our data provider to restore the daily syndromic feed.
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Emergency department syndromic surveillance system
COVID-19-like ED attendances stabilised nationally during week 12, but there were continued small increases in patients aged 65 years and over. Acute respiratory infection and influenza-like illness attendances remained stable across all age groups. ED attendances for scarlet fever were stable during week 12 but remain above seasonally expected levels.
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Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
The number of daily ambulance calls for difficulty breathing remained stable during week 12, while calls for ‘cardiac or respiratory arrest’ decreased. There were small increases observed in ‘headache’ and ‘overdose or ingestion or poisoning’ calls during week 12.
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