Can syndromic surveillance help forecast winter hospital bed pressures in England?

Roger Antony MorbeyAndre CharlettIain LakeJames MapstoneRichard PebodyJames SedgwickGillian E SmithAlex J Elliot

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Due to the lack of variability in the timing of the highest seasonal peak in hospital admissions, syndromic surveillance data do not provide additional early warning of timing. However, during atypical seasons syndromic data did improve the accuracy of forecast intensity.

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