Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 228 days ago
Documentation
Description:
This dataset is extracted from the Laboratory Information Systems in Northern Ireland hospitals on a daily basis. It contains details of COVID-19 antigen tests carried out in each of the hospital laboratories, including those processed on behalf of primary care, social care and community settings.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-data-methodology/covid-19-testing-data-methodology-note
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Northern Ireland
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Unknown
Pathway:
Dataset relates to a single type of antigen testing
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Care
Sources:
LIMS
Collection Situations:
- Secondary care - Outpatients
- Services
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Irregular
Start Date:
05 January 2020
Time Lag:
Not applicable
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
Remote access can now be granted via an HSCNI tenancy of the UK Secure
e-Research Platform (UK SeRP), the HBS still offer the physical safe setting in
Belfast for local research.
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-NIR
Data Controller:
HSC Health Trusts (Belfast, Northern, South Eastern, Southern and Western)
Data Processor:
HSC Honest Broker Service
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The authors would like to acknowledge the help provided by the staff of the Honest Broker Service (HBS) within the Business Services Organisation Northern Ireland (BSO). The HBS is funded by the BSO and the Department of Health (DoH). The authors alone are responsible for the interpretation of the data and any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the BSO.
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
- text
- csv
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Count of completed (processed) COVID-19 antigen tests carried out in NHS hospitals in Northern Ireland
1
Count
16 June 2021