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Metrics documentation

Last updated on Friday, 5 July 2024 at 02:01pm

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  • Metric description: This metric shows the rate per 100,000 people of confirmed RSV hospital admissions (general admissions plus admissions to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU)) in the last 7 days.

    Category
    Topic
    RSV
    API name
    RSV_headline_admissionRateLatest
  • Metric description: This metric shows the percentage of the total number of PCR tests for influenza taken in the 7 days up to and including the date shown which had a positive result.

    Category
    Topic
    Influenza
    API name
    influenza_testing_positivityByWeek
  • Metric description: This metric shows the percentage of the total number of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for influenza taken in the last 7 days which had a positive result. Data is shown by the date that the test was taken (specimen date).

    Category
    Topic
    Influenza
    API name
    influenza_headline_positivityLatest
  • Metric description: This metric shows the weekly rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to a hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the 7 days up to and including the date shown.

    Category
    Topic
    Influenza
    API name
    influenza_healthcare_ICUHDUadmissionRateByWeek
  • Metric description: This metric shows the percentage change in the rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to a hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the last 7 days compared to the previous 7 days.

    Category
    Topic
    Influenza
    API name
    influenza_headline_ICUHDUadmissionRatePercentChange
  • Metric description: This metric shows the change in the rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to a hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the last 7 days compared to the previous 7 days.

    Category
    Topic
    Influenza
    API name
    influenza_headline_ICUHDUadmissionRateChange
  • Metric description: This metric shows the rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to a hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the last 7 days.

    Category
    Topic
    Influenza
    API name
    influenza_headline_ICUHDUadmissionRateLatest
Metrics documentation - "UKHSA" (page 9 of 9) | UKHSA data dashboard