Syndromic surveillance summary: 13 October 2022 week 40
Updated 5 January 2023
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Reporting week: 3 October to 9 October 2022
During week 40, there were further increases observed in syndromic acute respiratory indicators across all systems. ‘coronavirus (COVID-19)-type’ indicators continued to increase mainly in adults, while acute respiratory infection and upper and lower respiratory tract infection indicators continued to increase across most age groups.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance system
During week 40, NHS 111 calls and online assessments for cold and flu, cough and difficulty breathing continued to increase. Calls and online assessments for ‘potential COVID-19’ continued to increase during week 40, particularly in adults aged 15 years and over.
Access the remote health advice syndromic surveillance bulletins here.
GP in hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 40, GP in-hours COVID-19-like consultations continued to increase, particularly in adults aged 15 years and over. There were further increases in upper and lower respiratory tract infections across all age groups however rates remain at or below seasonally expected levels. Scarlet fever consultations increased in children aged 1 to 4 and 5 to 14 years.
Access the GP in hours syndromic surveillance bulletins here.
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.
Access the GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance bulletins here.
Emergency department syndromic surveillance system
During week 40, emergency department attendances for acute respiratory infections continued to increase. Acute bronchiolitis attendances also increased, particularly in infants aged less than one year. Influenza-like illness attendances increased, notably in the 15 to 44 years age group and in London and the South East. COVID-19-like attendances continued to increase during week 40 particularly in adults aged 45 to 64 and 65 and over.
Access the emergency department syndromic surveillance bulletins here.
Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
During week 40, COVID-19-like ambulance calls remained stable overall, but with some regions observing increases. There were also continuing small increases observed in difficulty breathing calls.