Describing the indirect impact of COVID-19 on healthcare utilisation using syndromic surveillance systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the end of January 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been responsible for a global health crisis. In England a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions have been introduced throughout the pandemic, including guidelines on healthcare attendance (for example, promoting remote consultations), increased handwashing and social distancing. These interventions are likely to have impacted the incidence of non-COVID-19 conditions as well as healthcare seeking behaviour. Syndromic Surveillance Systems offer the ability to monitor trends in healthcare usage over time.

Methods

This study describes the indirect impact of COVID-19 on healthcare utilisation using a range of syndromic indicators including eye conditions, mumps, fractures, herpes zoster and car

SUBMITTER: Ferraro CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8571013 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature