Syndromic surveillance summary: 20 April 2023 week 15
Updated 4 January 2024
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Reporting week 15: 10 April to 16 April 2023
During week 15, there was a small increase observed in emergency department (ED) attendances and GP in-hours consultations for pneumonia. However, overall respiratory syndromic indicators either decreased or remained stable. ED COVID-19-like attendances continued to decrease.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance system
During week 15, NHS 111 calls and online assessments for respiratory and gastrointestinal syndromic indicators remained stable or decreased.
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GP in-hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 15, GP in-hours consultation rates for ‘pharyngitis or scarlet fever’ and scarlet fever decreased and are now at or below seasonally expected levels. There was a small increase in pneumonia consultations in the 45 to 64 and 65 and over years age groups. Consultation rates for allergic rhinitis (hay fever) increased during week 15 but remain below seasonally expected levels.
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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 15, COVID-19-like ED attendances continued to decrease overall and in the 65 and over years age group. There was a small increase in pneumonia attendances, which remain above seasonally expected levels. Scarlet fever attendances continued to decrease and are now similar to seasonally expected levels. Acute alcohol intoxication attendances increased during week 15, particularly in the 45 to 64 years age group.
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Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
During week 15, there were overall continued decreases in ambulance calls for difficulty breathing, chest pain and ‘cardiac or respiratory arrest’.
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