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COVID-19 average number of beds occupied by patients in last 7 days

Last updated on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 10:31am

Summary

Topic
COVID-19
Category
headline
API name
COVID-19_headline_7DayOccupiedBeds

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 average number of beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients over the latest 7 days.

This metric has been deprecated and no longer appears on the dashboard. Historic data for this metric is available in the API.

Methodology

This data counts people who are in a hospital bed with COVID-19 as at 8am on the day of reporting.

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

NHS England publishes updates on the second Thursday of each month. These cover data for the previous month.

This metric is calculated as the total of the daily number of beds occupied in the 7 days up to and including the most recent date, divided by 7.

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