Syndromic surveillance summary: 3 November 2022 week 43
Updated 5 January 2023
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Reporting week: 24 October to 30 October 2022
During week 43, there were further increases in emergency department (ED) attendances for ‘acute bronchitis or bronchiolitis’ in children aged less than one year. ED and GP in-hours influenza-like illness indicators also increased. Overall, COVID-19-like syndromic indicators decreased or remained stable.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance system
During week 43, NHS 111 respiratory indicators including cold and flu and ‘potential COVID-19’ calls and online assessments decreased. Cough calls decreased overall; however, there were further increases in children aged less than one year.
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GP in hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 43, GP in-hours consultation rates for upper and lower respiratory tract infections decreased. However, there were increases observed in influenza-like illness and pneumonia rates in adults. The national COVID-19-like consultation rate remained stable during week 43.
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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 43, ED attendances for ‘acute bronchiolitis or bronchitis’ continued to increase in line with seasonally expected levels, but further sharp increases were noted in children under one year of age. Attendances for influenza-like illness increased among adults, while COVID-19-like attendances continued to decrease during week 43.
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Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
During week 43, ambulance calls for ‘headache’ continued to increase but remain below expected levels. There was a spike observed in ‘overdose, ingestion or poisoning’ ambulance calls on 29 and 30 October, notably in the London region.
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