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Dear NHS England,

At the time of writing, can you confirm:

1) COVID 19 daily announced deaths include figures for those testing positive for COVID19 at the time of death as well as those who have the disease mentioned on their death certificate. As Covid19 is caused by infection with the novel coronavirus, can you confirm that the numbers given specifically relate to COVID19 patients only? Or has the NHS now begun using blanket terms for those contracting the novel coronavirus and those suffering from Covid19?

2) Please confirm the testing method(s) used for detecting COVID19 in the hospital setting.

3) Please provide the number of people currently in hospital for ANY AND ALL ailments across the country.

4) Please provide the number of people across the country admitted for COVID19 symptoms only.

5) Please provide the number of people admitted across the UK for other ailments, but tested positive for CORONAVIRUS.

6) Please provide the number of people in hospital across the country who have tested positive for CORONAVIRUS, but do not need treatment for COVID19.

7) Confirm that in practice, patients testing positive for coronavirus but not requiring treatment for COVID19 are being kept of separate wards to:
a) those suffering with COVID19 symptoms
b) those who test negative

I thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Quinton

CONTACTUS, England (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), NHS England

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Dear Chris Quinton,

Thank you for your communication dated 19 January 2021.

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FOITEAMCRMMAILBOX (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), NHS England

Dear Chris Quinton,  

Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 19 January
2021.

Your exact request was:

“At the time of writing, can you confirm:
 

 1. COVID 19 daily announced deaths include figures for those testing
positive for COVID19 at the time of death as well as those who have
the disease mentioned on their death certificate. As Covid19 is caused
by infection with the novel coronavirus, can you confirm that the
numbers given specifically relate to COVID19 patients only? Or has the
NHS now begun using blanket terms for those contracting the novel
coronavirus and those suffering from Covid19?

 

 2. Please confirm the testing method(s) used for detecting COVID19 in the
hospital setting.

 

 3. Please provide the number of people currently in hospital for ANY AND
ALL ailments across the country.

 

 4. Please provide the number of people across the country admitted for
COVID19 symptoms only.

 

 5. Please provide the number of people admitted across the UK for other
ailments but tested positive for CORONAVIRUS.

 

 6. Please provide the number of people in hospital across the country who
have tested positive for CORONAVIRUS, but do not need treatment for
COVID19.

 

 7. Confirm that in practice, patients testing positive for coronavirus
but not requiring treatment for COVID19 are being kept of separate
wards to: a) those suffering with COVID19 symptoms b) those who test
negative”

NHS England holds some information in relation to your request. For ease
of reference, we will respond to each question in turn.

1) COVID 19 daily announced deaths include figures for those testing
positive for COVID19 at the time of death as well as those who have the
disease mentioned on their death certificate. As Covid19 is caused by
infection with the novel coronavirus, can you confirm that the numbers
given specifically relate to COVID19 patients only? Or has the NHS now
begun using blanket terms for those contracting the novel coronavirus and
those suffering from Covid19?

Information on the definitions regarding NHS England’s COIVD-19 data
collection can also be found at the below link:

[1]https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/st...

2) Please confirm the testing method(s) used for detecting COVID19 in the
hospital setting

The latest Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC) guidance sets out how
and when to test for COVID-19 which can be found at the below link:

[2]https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk...

3) Please provide the number of people currently in hospital for ANY AND
ALL ailments across the country.

Information in relation to the number of patients in hospitals in England
can be found at the below link:

[3]https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/st...

4) Please provide the number of people across the country admitted for
COVID19 symptoms only.

And

5) Please provide the number of people admitted across the UK for other
ailments but tested positive for CORONAVIRUS.

NHS England publishes the number of patients with COIVD-19 admitted to
hospitals in England at the below link:

[4]https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/st...

Please note that NHS England does not collect or hold the reason for
admission into hospitals.

6) Please provide the number of people in hospital across the country who
have tested positive for CORONAVIRUS, but do not need treatment for
COVID-19

The statistics on cases of COVID-19 and positive tests are published daily
on the government website at the below link:

[5]https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

Data on people who do not require treatment for the virus after testing
positive is not collected by NHS England.

7) Confirm that in practice, patients testing positive for coronavirus but
not requiring treatment for COVID19 are being kept of separate wards to:
a) those suffering with COVID19 symptoms b) those who test negative

The below link is the current infection prevention and control (IPC)
guidance that outlines care pathways for COVID-19 status and the controls
in place to support those pathways:

[6]https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

The IPC principles in this document apply to all health and care settings,
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Yours sincerely,

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