Last updated on Wednesday, 20 December 2023 at 04:15pm
COVID-19 headline 7 day admissions percent change
Summary
- Topic
- COVID-19
- Category
- headline
- API name
COVID-19_headline_7DayAdmissionsPercentChange
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 percentage difference in the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital in the last 7 days compared with the previous 7 day period.
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.
The percentage change in new admissions is calculated as the difference between the total number of admissions in the latest 7 days and the total number of admissions in the previous 7 days, divided by the total number of admissions in the previous 7 days.
Caveats
A change from 0 to a number greater than 0 will be displayed as 100% increase. A change from a number greater than 0 to 0 will be displayed as -100% i.e. a 100% decrease