Last updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 04:15pm

COVID-19 headline 7 day admissions

Summary

• Topic: COVID-19
• Category: headline
• API name: COVID-19_headline_7DayAdmissions

Rationale

Understanding rates and patterns of hospital admissions can help to inform planning around hospital pressures including beds and staffing.

Definition

This metric shows the number of patients with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to hospital in the last 7 days.

Methodology

This data includes people admitted to hospital who tested positive for COVID-19 in the 14 days before their admission and during their stay. Hospital inpatients who are diagnosed with COVID-19 after admission are reported as being admitted on the day before their diagnosis.

Admissions figures include people admitted to NHS acute hospitals and mental health and learning disability (MHLD) trusts.

Updates are published by NHS England on a Wednesday, and contain data up to the previous Friday.