Syndromic surveillance summary: 8 September 2022 week 35
Updated 5 January 2023
© Crown copyright 2023
This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syndromic-surveillance-weekly-summaries-for-2022/syndromic-surveillance-summary-8-september-2022-week-35
Reporting week: 29 August to 4 September 2022
During week 35, national syndromic ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19)-like’ indicators remained stable.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance system
Please note that during week 35 the number of NHS 111 calls included in this syndromic report are still slightly lower than expected. Syndromic calls during August presented in this report remain low due to a widely publicised cybersecurity incident on 4 August caused by ransomware that affected a NHS 111 clinical software system provider that is used in certain parts of the country. The NHS 111 call data and trends presented in this report should, therefore, still be interpreted with some caution.
During week 35, NHS 111 calls and online assessments for ‘potential COVID-19’ remained stable.
GP in-hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 35, GP in-hours respiratory indicators, including COVID-19-like consultations, remained stable.
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.
Emergency department syndromic surveillance system
During week 35, COVID-19-like emergency department attendances were stable. There was a slight increase in attendances for influenza-like illness mainly in those aged 15 to 44 years, but numbers of attendances remained low.
Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
During week 35, ‘COVID-19-like’ ambulance calls remained stable, while calls for ‘cardiac or respiratory arrest’ decreased.