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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… 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
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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 … -
Using real-time syndromic surveillance to monitor the health effects of air pollution
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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. … -
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… 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 … -
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 … -
“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 …