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Last updated on Thursday, 15 August 2024 at 04:01pm

We regularly update the dashboard with new data and features. Here we'll show a timeline of changes that have happened outside of the weekly data refresh.

    • Entry category: Update
      Entry title: Update to influenza hospital admission regions

      We have updated the way we present regional level influenza hospital admission rates. We have combined the 9 UKHSA Regions into 4 UKHSA Super Regions for:

      • North of England
      • South of England
      • Midlands and East of England
      • London

      Any data reported from 30 September will use these new larger regions. You will be able to filter data for previous seasons by either the 9 UKHSA Regions or the 4 UKHSA Super Regions.

      Influenza hospital admissions rates are based on a subset of trusts who voluntarily report. Participating trusts are distributed across England, but due to the voluntary nature of participation, some regions may have lower levels of trust participation. We have made this change to aid interpretation.

    • Entry category: Update
      Entry title: New measles charts

      We have updated the content on the dashboard's dedicated measles page. You can now view charts showing the proportion of cases in each age group, as well cases by UKHSA region. We have also added a new chart showing the number of cases attributed to each of the 25 upper-tier local authorities in England with the highest number of measles cases.

    • Entry category: New Feature
      Entry title: Change to the navigation menu on the UKHSA Data Dashboard

      We have changed the menu design on the dashboard. Previously, the menu was to the left of the data.

      Now, the menu can be accessed from a drop down at the top right. From here, you can access health topics, services and information.

    • Entry category: Update
      Entry title: Update to our public API

      We have launched a new version of our public API to make the data it returns easier to read. To help the transition, we will provide support for the old version of the API until Monday 14 October. You can access it through our Swagger documentation.

    • Entry category: New content
      Entry title: Healthcare-associated infections data added to the dashboard

      We have added data for six healthcare-associated infections on to the UKHSA data dashboard.

      You can now use the dashboard to check new cases since August 2023.

      We will update the data on the first Thursday of the month at 4pm.

    • Entry category: Data issue
      Entry title: Resolved: Issue with COVID-19 cases data

      We have resolved the issue with the COVID-19 cases and case rates data. Updated data has been published.

    • Entry title: Changes to region definitions

      The NHS has made some changes to its geographic regions which affects some of the data on the dashboard.

      The NHS Trust St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has merged with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. This affects COVID-19 data for patients and admissions to these hospitals. The data for both trusts have merged. This will also affect the previous time series for this data.

      Some other changes affect users of our API extracting data using geography_code:

      • the NHS Region "Midlands" was [E40000008] and is now [E40000011]
      • the NHS Region ''North East and Yorkshire" [E45000009] is now [E40000012]

    • Entry category: Update
      Entry title: Updated measles chart

      We have updated the chart showing measles cases by week of symptom onset.

      The cases are now represented by markers connected by straight lines to show the data more accurately. We have also added a new colour palette to make it easier to distinguish between different trend lines.

      A blue shaded section now shows the reporting delay, affecting the last 4 weeks of data collected. This replaces the dashed lines that we previously used to represent these data. The figures shown in this period are likely to underestimate the number of cases. This happens because of a delay between data collection and the time it takes to process it.

    • Entry category: New content
      Entry title: Measles data added to the dashboard

      We have added measles data to the UKHSA data dashboard. This follows a rapid increase in cases in England since October 2023.

      You can now use the dashboard to check new measles cases, cases since October 2023 and breakdowns by age group and region.

      We will update the data every Thursday at 9.30am.

    • Entry category: New Feature
      Entry title: Weather health alerts now available

      From today, Monday 3 June, you can now use the dashboard to see Weather health alerts warning of either hot or cold weather.

      Weather health alerts provide early warnings of adverse weather affecting health and wellbeing.

      You can view all current Heat health alerts or Cold health alerts in England, issued according to the season. Each alert details the impact on health and wellbeing in line with their severity.

      You can also view a map showing any alerts issued.

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