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The Burden of Seasonal Respiratory Pathogens on a New National Telehealth System
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Seasonal rises in respiratory illnesses are a major burden on primary care services. Public Health England (PHE), in collaboration with NHS 111, coordinate a national surveillance system based upon the daily calls received at the NHS 111 telehealth… read more -
A Syndromic Surveillance Service Supporting Environmental Public Health Incidents
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Public Health England has developed a suite of syndromic surveillance systems, collecting data from a number of health care sources, and linking to public health action to try and improve the public health benefit of the surveillance.1 We aim to… read more -
What did Syndromic Surveillance Show During London 2012? Lessons for Mass Gatherings
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We assessed the impact of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on syndromic surveillance systems including the incidence of syndromic indictors and total contacts with health care. Introduction Mass gatherings can impact on the health… read more -
Syndromic Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens using Routine ED Data in England
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Within the UK, previous syndromic surveillance studies have used statistical estimation to describe the activity of respiratory pathogens. The Emergency Department Syndromic Surveillance System (EDSSS) was initially developed in preparation of… read more -
The Application of a Novel Statistical Method for Syndromic Surveillance in England
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Syndromic surveillance is the real-time collection and interpretation of data to allow the early identification of public health threats and their impact, enabling public health action. Statistical methods are used in syndromic surveillance to… read more