Syndromic surveillance summary: 10 November 2022 week 44
Updated 5 January 2023
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Reporting week 44: 31 October to 6 November 2022
During week 44, acute respiratory infection indicators remained elevated in children aged less than a year old, including emergency department attendances for acute bronchiolitis. There were further decreases in COVID-19-like syndromic indicators.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance system
During week 44, NHS 111 respiratory calls including cold and flu, cough and difficulty breathing decreased. ‘Potential COVID-19’ calls and online assessments continued to decrease nationally.
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GP in hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 44, GP in-hours consultation rates for upper and lower respiratory tract infections continued to increase in children aged under 1 year old. COVID-19-like consultation rates continued to decrease during week 44, across most age groups and regions.
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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
During week 44, emergency department (ED) attendances for acute respiratory infection and acute bronchiolitis continued increasing in children aged less than 1 year but decreased across other age groups. Attendances for influenza-like illness were stable overall but increased in those aged 15 to 44 years. COVID-19-like attendances continued to decrease during week 44.
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Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
During week 44, difficulty breathing ambulance calls remained stable. Please note: there has been a further decrease in the COVID-19-like syndromic indicator due to ambulance trusts using alternative codes.
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