Syndromic surveillance summary: 20 October 2022 week 41
Updated 5 January 2023
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Reporting week: 10 October to 16 October 2022
During week 41, there were further increases observed in syndromic acute respiratory indicators across all systems. Coronavirus (COVID-19)-type indicators continued to increase, 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 41, NHS 111 calls and online assessments continued to increase across several respiratory indicators including cold and flu, sore throat and cough, especially in children aged 1 to 4 and 5 to 14 years. Calls and online assessments for ‘potential COVID-19’ continued to increase during week 41 with increases observed across most age groups.
Access the remote health advice syndromic surveillance bulletins on GOV.UK
GP in hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 41, GP in-hours consultation rates for upper and lower respiratory tract infections continued to increase, observed across all age groups and regions. Although influenza-like illness increased, rates remain low and below seasonally expected levels. Consultation rates for gastroenteritis and vomiting increased during week 41.
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 41, total emergency department attendances continued to increase in children under 5 years old. Daily attendances for acute respiratory infections increased, mainly in children under 15 years old. There was also an increase in attendances for acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis mostly in children aged under 1 year. Influenza-like illness attendances increased nationally across all age groups.
Access the emergency department syndromic surveillance bulletins here.
Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
During week 41, COVID-19-like and difficulty breathing ambulance calls remained stable. Calls for ‘cardiac or respiratory arrest’ increased slightly.