Skip to main content
UKHSA data dashboard

BetaThis is a new service - your feedback will help us to improve it.

Information
Yellow cold health alert issued for the East Midlands, North East, North West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and The Humber

Regions affected include the East Midlands, North East, North West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and The Humber from 6am Friday 13 February until 8am Monday 16 February. For more information, please see the Weather health alerts page.

Entry title:

Scarlet fever

Last updated on Thursday, 29 January 2026 at 04:00pm

Scarlet fever occurs most often in the winter and spring. Symptoms include a rash, a sore throat, flushed cheeks and swollen tongue.

Scarlet fever is caused by Streptococcus pyogenes or group A streptococci (GAS) bacteria. Occasionally these bacteria can cause severe and life-threatening diseases.

Scarlet fever is a notifiable disease in England and Wales. This means health professionals must inform local health protection teams of suspected cases.

These metrics are updated every two months.

GP consultations

GP consultation rate

Weekly GP in-hours consultation rate per 100,000 registered population.

Up to and including 5 Jan 2026

ChartThere is only 1 plot on this chart. The horizontal X-axis is labelled 'date'. Whilst the vertical Y-axis is labelled 'metric'. This is a dark blue solid line plot. This plot shows data for Scarlet-fever. Specifically the metric 'scarlet-fever_syndromic_consultationRateByWeek' for the England area, along with the age banding of 'all' for the gender group of all. This plot shows data from 09 September 2019 to 05 January 2026. It fell from 0.25 on 09 September 2019 to 0.08 on 21 September 2020. It rose from 0.05 on 28 September 2020 to 0.18 on 18 October 2021. It rose from 0.26 on 25 October 2021 to 1.75 on 07 November 2022. It fell from 2.1 on 14 November 2022 to 1.47 on 27 November 2023. It fell from 1.91 on 04 December 2023 to 1.06 on 16 December 2024. And finally. It fell from 0.55 on 23 December 2024 to 0.46 on 05 January 2026. There is no reporting delay period being tracked for the data on this chart. - Refer to tabular data.
Tabular data

GP consultation rate data for weekly GP in-hours consultation rate per 100,000 registered population.

Up to and including 5 January 2026

DateGP consultation rate
5 Jan 20260.46
29 Dec 20250.29
22 Dec 20250.51
15 Dec 20250.85
8 Dec 20250.93
1 Dec 20250.97
24 Nov 20250.98
17 Nov 20250.89
10 Nov 20250.75
3 Nov 20250.66
27 Oct 20250.61
20 Oct 20250.64
13 Oct 20250.51
6 Oct 20250.52
29 Sep 20250.41
22 Sep 20250.39
15 Sep 20250.35
8 Sep 20250.27
1 Sep 20250.19
25 Aug 20250.10
18 Aug 20250.19
11 Aug 20250.22
4 Aug 20250.20
28 Jul 20250.32
21 Jul 20250.40
14 Jul 20250.44
7 Jul 20250.42
30 Jun 20250.33
23 Jun 20250.52
16 Jun 20250.52
9 Jun 20250.46
2 Jun 20250.43
26 May 20250.38
19 May 20250.60
12 May 20250.48
5 May 20250.47
28 Apr 20250.59
21 Apr 20250.33
14 Apr 20250.42
7 Apr 20250.75
31 Mar 20250.96
24 Mar 20250.94
17 Mar 20251.10
10 Mar 20250.91
3 Mar 20251.13
24 Feb 20250.68
17 Feb 20250.96
10 Feb 20251.14
3 Feb 20250.97
27 Jan 20251.03
20 Jan 20250.96
13 Jan 20250.80
6 Jan 20250.40
30 Dec 20240.34
23 Dec 20240.55
16 Dec 20241.06
9 Dec 20240.91
2 Dec 20240.87
25 Nov 20240.81
18 Nov 20240.84
11 Nov 20240.72
4 Nov 20240.54
28 Oct 20240.48
21 Oct 20240.66
14 Oct 20240.66
7 Oct 20240.60
30 Sep 20240.49
23 Sep 20240.44
16 Sep 20240.39
9 Sep 20240.38
2 Sep 20240.21
26 Aug 20240.17
19 Aug 20240.25
12 Aug 20240.32
5 Aug 20240.39
29 Jul 20240.49
22 Jul 20241.01
15 Jul 20241.13
8 Jul 20241.05
1 Jul 20240.94
24 Jun 20241.27
17 Jun 20241.46
10 Jun 20241.40
3 Jun 20241.21
27 May 20241.00
20 May 20241.47
13 May 20241.99
6 May 20241.77
29 Apr 20242.21
22 Apr 20241.97
15 Apr 20241.41
8 Apr 20241.21
1 Apr 20241.60
25 Mar 20242.53
18 Mar 20243.81
11 Mar 20243.87
4 Mar 20243.19
26 Feb 20242.54
19 Feb 20241.91
12 Feb 20242.47
5 Feb 20242.91
29 Jan 20242.65
22 Jan 20242.33
15 Jan 20242.00
8 Jan 20241.32
1 Jan 20240.80
25 Dec 20230.81
18 Dec 20231.90
11 Dec 20232.03
4 Dec 20231.91
27 Nov 20231.47
20 Nov 20231.34
13 Nov 20231.09
6 Nov 20230.99
30 Oct 20230.69
23 Oct 20230.85
16 Oct 20230.79
9 Oct 20230.72
2 Oct 20230.44
25 Sep 20230.50
18 Sep 20230.41
11 Sep 20230.36
4 Sep 20230.25
28 Aug 20230.27
21 Aug 20230.30
14 Aug 20230.36
7 Aug 20230.36
31 Jul 20230.49
24 Jul 20230.74
17 Jul 20230.79
10 Jul 20230.75
3 Jul 20230.65
26 Jun 20230.73
19 Jun 20230.76
12 Jun 20230.83
5 Jun 20230.62
29 May 20230.73
22 May 20231.34
15 May 20231.38
8 May 20230.91
1 May 20231.02
24 Apr 20231.44
17 Apr 20231.07
10 Apr 20230.82
3 Apr 20231.57
27 Mar 20232.50
20 Mar 20232.71
13 Mar 20232.74
6 Mar 20232.51
27 Feb 20232.35
20 Feb 20231.93
13 Feb 20232.78
6 Feb 20233.10
30 Jan 20233.06
23 Jan 20232.93
16 Jan 20233.02
9 Jan 20232.73
2 Jan 20231.77
26 Dec 20222.46
19 Dec 20229.31
12 Dec 202214.59
5 Dec 202215.82
28 Nov 20224.23
21 Nov 20223.04
14 Nov 20222.10
7 Nov 20221.75
31 Oct 20221.05
24 Oct 20221.31
17 Oct 20221.54
10 Oct 20221.31
3 Oct 20220.99
26 Sep 20221.01
19 Sep 20220.51
12 Sep 20220.62
5 Sep 20220.29
29 Aug 20220.16
22 Aug 20220.34
15 Aug 20220.42
8 Aug 20220.47
1 Aug 20220.69
25 Jul 20220.97
18 Jul 20221.36
11 Jul 20221.73
4 Jul 20221.68
27 Jun 20221.61
20 Jun 20221.54
13 Jun 20221.58
6 Jun 20221.03
30 May 20221.00
23 May 20221.78
16 May 20221.99
9 May 20221.47
2 May 20220.95
25 Apr 20221.00
18 Apr 20220.74
11 Apr 20220.86
4 Apr 20221.56
28 Mar 20221.52
21 Mar 20221.64
14 Mar 20221.29
7 Mar 20221.23
28 Feb 20220.65
21 Feb 20220.52
14 Feb 20220.50
7 Feb 20220.57
31 Jan 20220.52
24 Jan 20220.45
17 Jan 20220.28
10 Jan 20220.26
3 Jan 20220.13
27 Dec 20210.10
20 Dec 20210.22
13 Dec 20210.28
6 Dec 20210.26
29 Nov 20210.38
22 Nov 20210.32
15 Nov 20210.31
8 Nov 20210.18
1 Nov 20210.17
25 Oct 20210.26
18 Oct 20210.18
11 Oct 20210.17
4 Oct 20210.22
27 Sep 20210.23
20 Sep 20210.18
13 Sep 20210.21
6 Sep 20210.13
30 Aug 20210.05
23 Aug 20210.07
16 Aug 20210.07
9 Aug 20210.10
2 Aug 20210.07
26 Jul 20210.07
19 Jul 20210.12
12 Jul 20210.14
5 Jul 20210.15
28 Jun 20210.14
21 Jun 20210.13
14 Jun 20210.13
7 Jun 20210.11
31 May 20210.13
24 May 20210.13
17 May 20210.12
10 May 20210.07
3 May 20210.07
26 Apr 20210.12
19 Apr 20210.06
12 Apr 20210.10
5 Apr 20210.06
29 Mar 20210.06
22 Mar 20210.11
15 Mar 20210.11
8 Mar 20210.06
1 Mar 20210.06
22 Feb 20210.08
15 Feb 20210.05
8 Feb 20210.10
1 Feb 20210.06
25 Jan 20210.08
18 Jan 20210.06
11 Jan 20210.07
4 Jan 20210.07
21 Dec 20200.05
14 Dec 20200.10
7 Dec 20200.09
30 Nov 20200.07
23 Nov 20200.09
16 Nov 20200.11
9 Nov 20200.06
2 Nov 20200.09
26 Oct 20200.08
19 Oct 20200.09
12 Oct 20200.02
5 Oct 20200.09
28 Sep 20200.05
21 Sep 20200.08
14 Sep 20200.06
7 Sep 20200.10
31 Aug 20200.03
24 Aug 20200.07
17 Aug 20200.05
10 Aug 20200.05
3 Aug 20200.02
27 Jul 20200.05
20 Jul 20200.05
13 Jul 20200.05
6 Jul 20200.05
29 Jun 20200.09
22 Jun 20200.08
15 Jun 20200.03
8 Jun 20200.04
1 Jun 20200.03
25 May 20200.03
18 May 20200.10
11 May 20200.05
4 May 20200.02
27 Apr 20200.11
20 Apr 20200.08
13 Apr 20200.08
6 Apr 20200.08
30 Mar 20200.22
23 Mar 20200.38
16 Mar 20200.93
9 Mar 20201.81
2 Mar 20201.75
24 Feb 20201.45
17 Feb 20201.43
10 Feb 20201.97
3 Feb 20201.48
27 Jan 20201.55
20 Jan 20201.33
13 Jan 20201.11
6 Jan 20200.61
30 Dec 20190.47
23 Dec 20190.75
16 Dec 20191.66
9 Dec 20191.74
2 Dec 20191.40
25 Nov 20191.33
18 Nov 20191.17
11 Nov 20190.84
4 Nov 20190.62
28 Oct 20190.60
21 Oct 20190.79
14 Oct 20190.67
7 Oct 20190.52
30 Sep 20190.41
23 Sep 20190.39
16 Sep 20190.34
9 Sep 20190.25
Download

Download data

Select format

Related content

Learn more about UKHSA data dashboard topics

Back to top