Syndromic surveillance summary: 1 August 2024 week 30
Updated 15 August 2024
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Reporting week 30: 22 July to 28 July
During week 30, emergency department (ED) COVID-19-like attendances decreased while there was an increase in GP in-hours COVID-19-like consultations. Syndromic ‘impact of heat’ indicators decreased overall during the reporting week: there were some increases observed over the weekend of 27 to 28 July in line with recent warmer weather, but levels remained below those expected for the time of year.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance system
During week 30, there was an overall decrease in ‘heat exposure or sunburn’ and insect bite indicators. There was a small increase in daily calls and assessments over the weekend of 27 to 28 July.
Remote health advice syndromic surveillance bulletins
GP in-hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 30, GP in-hours COVID-19-like consultations continued to increase, particularly across adult age groups. Consultations for whooping cough were stable but rates remained above expected levels. There were small increases in consultations for ‘heat or sunstroke’ and insect bites but they remained below levels expected for time of year.
Note: the global IT issue affected the availability of GP services on Friday 19 July. This has caused a decrease in the 7-day moving average during week 29 for charts that include data from affected practices. Therefore, charts presented here should be interpreted with some caution.
GP in-hours syndromic surveillance bulletins
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance system
During week 30, GP out-of-hours contacts for ‘heat or sunstroke’ decreased and the remained below seasonally expected levels. There was an increase in contacts for insect bites, particularly over the weekend of the 27 to 28 July, but activity remained below seasonally expected levels.
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance bulletins
Emergency Department (ED) syndromic surveillance system
During week 30, daily ED COVID-19-like attendances decreased across all age groups (but particularly adults) and regions. There were decreases overall in ‘heat or sunstroke’ attendances although there was a small increase over the weekend of 27 to 28 July.
Emergency department syndromic surveillance bulletins
Ambulance syndromic surveillance system
During week 30 daily ambulance calls for difficulty breathing decreased. Daily calls for ‘impact of heat or cold’ decreased during week 30 but a small increase was noted on 28 July.