COVID-19 healthcare admission rolling mean
Last updated on Thursday, 13 June 2024 at 08:35am
Summary
- Topic
- COVID-19
- Category
- healthcare
- API name
COVID-19_healthcare_admissionRollingMean
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 count of admissions with confirmed COVID-19 over the 7 days up to and including the date shown
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. This metric is calculated as the total number of admissions in the 7 days up to and including the date shown, divided by 7.
Updates are published by NHS England on the second Thursday of each month, and contain data up to the end of the previous month.