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Updating syndromic surveillance baselines following public health interventions
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Public Health England's syndromic surveillance service monitor presentations for gastrointestinal illness to detect increases in health care seeking behaviour driven by infectious gastrointestinal disease. We use regression models to create… read more… gastrointestinal illness to detect increases in health care seeking behaviour driven by infectious gastrointestinal … gastrointestinal illness to detect increases in health care seeking behaviour driven by infectious gastrointestinal … -
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… in respiratory illnesses are a major burden on primary care services. Public Health England (PHE), in collaboration … in respiratory illnesses are a major burden on primary care services. Public Health England (PHE), in collaboration … -
Ensuring the Week Goes Smoothly - Improving Daily Surveillance Visualization
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Real-time syndromic surveillance requires daily surveillance of a range of health data sources. Most real-time data sources from health care systems exhibit large day of the week fluctuations as service provision and patient behaviour varies by day… read more… data sources. Most real-time data sources from health care systems exhibit large day of the week fluctuations as … data sources. Most real-time data sources from health care systems exhibit large day of the week fluctuations as … -
“That was then, this is now” improving public health syndromic surveillance baselines
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Syndromic surveillance systems are used by Public Health England (PHE) to detect changes in health care activity that are indicative of potential threats to public health. By providing early warning and situational awareness, these systems play a… read more… Public Health England (PHE) to detect changes in health care activity that are indicative of potential threats to … Public Health England (PHE) to detect changes in health care activity that are indicative of potential threats to …