COVID-19 Hospitalisation in England Surveillance System (CHESS) Dataset#
1. Summary#
This dataset is now called the Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI-Watch) surveillance system dataset.
| Dataset descriptor | Dataset-specific information |
|---|---|
| Name of dataset in TRE | CHESS |
| Other name | Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI-Watch) surveillance system |
| Temporal coverage | 12/03/2020 to 01/10/2022 |
| TRE temporal coverage | 12/03/2020 to 01/10/2022 |
| Owner | NHS England |
| Short description | Dataset of patients admitted to hospital in England with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. This includes people admitted to intensive care or high dependency units. A record represents one episode. |
| Frequency of update | Annually |
| Key link | https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/data-provision-notices-dpns/sgss-and-sari-watch-data |
| Keywords | COVID-19, Hospitalisation |
| Geographical coverage | England |
| Data resolution | Inpatient episode |
| Specific restrictions to data use | Research must be related to COVID-19. For examples of research purposes acceptable to NHS England see the COVID-19 Public Health Directions 2020: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/secretary-of-state-directions/covid-19-public-health-directions-2020 |
| Number of variables | 72 |
| Number of observations | 236 |
| Participant count | 188 |
| Date of last extract | 2023-04-13 |
2. Metrics#
The tables below summarise the CHESS dataset in the UK LLC TRE.
Table 1 The number of participants from each LPS that are represented in the CHESS dataset in the UK LLC TRE
(Note: numbers relate to the most recent extract of NHS England data. Numbers <10 are not included in the total)
| LPS | Participant count |
|---|---|
| ALSPAC | 0 |
| BCS70 | 12 |
| BIB | <10 |
| ELSA | 24 |
| EPICN | <10 |
| EXCEED | <10 |
| FENLAND | 14 |
| GLAD | 59 |
| MCS | 19 |
| NCDS58 | 11 |
| NEXTSTEP | <10 |
| NIHRBIO_COPING | 11 |
| NSHD46 | 13 |
| TEDS | 0 |
| TRACKC19 | <10 |
| TWINSUK | 25 |
| UKHLS | <10 |
| TOTAL | 188 |
3. Helpful syntax#
Below we will include syntax that may be helpful to other researchers in the UK LLC TRE. For longer scripts, we will include a snippet of the code plus a link to Git where you can find the full script.