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  • Syndromic Surveillance Revolution? Public Health Benefits of Modernizing the Emergency Care Patient Health Record in England

    Content Type: Journal Article

    Emergency medicine is a recognized specialty in the United Kingdom (UK), with formal training and accreditation conducted and governed by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Health care in the UK is publicly funded and provided by the… read more
    … by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Health care in the UK is publicly funded and provided by the … software. In England, a subset of the data for each ED visit is collected nationally, to monitor activity and for … by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Health care in the UK is publicly funded and provided by the …
  • What did Syndromic Surveillance Show During London 2012? Lessons for Mass Gatherings

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … of syndromic indictors and total contacts with health care. Introduction Mass gatherings can impact on the health … and emergency department (ED) attendances at sentinel sites. These new systems complemented existing syndromic … of syndromic indictors and total contacts with health care. Introduction Mass gatherings can impact on the health …
  • Primary Care Surveillance in the UK - Actions, Outcomes, Benefits

    Content Type: Abstract

    Routine primary care data provide the means to systematically monitor a variety of syndromes which could give early warning of health protection issues (microbiological and chemical). It is possible to track milder illnesses which may not present to… read more
    … Routine primary care data provide the means to systematically monitor a …   Objective To describe the arrangements for Primary Care Surveillance in the UK and provide examples of the … Primary Care Surveillance in the UK – Actions, Outcomes, Benefits. … Routine primary care data provide the means to systematically monitor a …
  • Improving ILI Surveillance using Hospital Staff Influenza-like Absence (ILA)

    Content Type: Abstract

    Surveillance of influenza in the US, UK and other countries is based primarily on measures of influenza-like illness (ILI), through a combination of syndromic surveillance systems, however, this method may not capture the full spectrum of illness or… read more
    … full spectrum of illness or the total burden of disease. Care seeking behaviour may change due to public beliefs, for … those with mild illness are less likely to see a GP, and visits generally occur two or more days after onset of … full spectrum of illness or the total burden of disease. Care seeking behaviour may change due to public beliefs, for …
  • Guidelines to Implement or Improve Syndromic Surveillance Systems

    Content Type: Abstract

    Co-financed by the European Commission through the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers, the European Triple-S project (Syndromic Surveillance Survey, Assessment towards Guidelines for Europe) was launched in 2010 for a 3-year period [1]. It… read more
    … inventories of European SyS systems [2;3], eight country visits [4] and experts advice, the project has developed … inventories of European SyS systems [2;3], eight country visits [4] and experts advice, the project has developed …
  • Using real-time syndromic surveillance to monitor the health effects of air pollution

    Content Type: Abstract

    The negative effect of air pollution on human health is well documented illustrating increased risk of respiratory, cardiac and other health conditions. Currently, during air pollution episodes Public Health England (PHE) syndromic surveillance… read more
    … us to explore which pollutants drive changes in health-care seeking behaviour; and add to the knowledge base. … the impact of air pollution incidents on health-care seeking behaviour in England between 2012 and 2017. 10 … us to explore which pollutants drive changes in health-care seeking behaviour; and add to the knowledge base. …
  • Interpreting specific and general respiratory indicators in syndromic surveillance

    Content Type: Abstract

    Public Health England (PHE) uses syndromic surveillance systems to monitor for seasonal increases in respiratory illness. Respiratory illnesses create a considerable burden on health care services and therefore identifying the timing and intensity… read more
    … illnesses create a considerable burden on health care services and therefore identifying the timing and … pathogen incidence, using laboratory reports and health care presentations, using syndromic data.  Objective To … illnesses create a considerable burden on health care services and therefore identifying the timing and …
  • A Syndromic Surveillance Service Supporting Environmental Public Health Incidents

    Content Type: Abstract

    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
    … systems, collecting data from a number of health care sources, and linking to public health action to try and … systems, collecting data from a number of health care sources, and linking to public health action to try and …