COVID-19 Hospital Activity Stats

What NHS England statistics tell us about COVID-19 patients.

There are queries about NHS England hospitals during this pandemic.

This article aims aim to answer those questions.

Questions and answers

Here are some questions about NHS hospital statistics.

Where can I find statistics about hospitals in England?

The NHS England website contains several reports about COVID-19:

• COVID-19 Daily Deaths: this data set contains figures on deaths in English hospitals. The deceased person must have a positive test result in the past 28 days.
• COVID-19 Hospital Activity: there is a daily and monthly report. Those reports cover COVID-19 admissions, occupied beds and mechanical ventilator beds.
• COVID-19 Vaccinations: the weekly report contains the number of NHS COVID-19 vaccinations. The report breaks these numbers down by age band and dose.
• Urgent and Emergency Care Winter Situation Reports: these are daily returns from acute trusts. The reports features adult critical care beds, among other measures.

There is also the coronavirus.data.gov.uk dashboard from Public Health England. The dashboard contains key measures by different areas.

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