Sue Ibbotson
Health Protection Agency
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Emergency Medicine Journal | 2012
Alex J. Elliot; Helen E Hughes; Thomas Hughes; Thomas Locker; Tony Shannon; John Heyworth; Andy Wapling; Mike Catchpole; Sue Ibbotson; Brian McCloskey; G. E. Smith
Background The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a mass gathering event that will present a major public health challenge. The Health Protection Agency, in collaboration with the College of Emergency Medicine, has established the Emergency Department Sentinel Syndromic Surveillance System (EDSSS) to support the public health surveillance requirements of the Games. Methods This feasibility study assesses the usefulness of EDSSS in monitoring indicators of disease in the community. Daily counts of anonymised attendance data from six emergency departments across England were analysed by patient demographics (age, gender, partial postcode), triage coding and diagnosis codes. Generic and specific syndromic indicators were developed using aggregations of diagnosis codes recorded during each attendance. Results Over 339 000 attendances were recorded (26 July 2010 to 25 July 2011). The highest attendances recorded on weekdays between 10:00 and 11:00 and on weekends between 12:00 and 13:00. The mean daily attendance per emergency department was 257 (range 38–435). Syndromic indicators were developed including: respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiac, acute respiratory infection, gastroenteritis and myocardial ischaemia. Respiratory and acute respiratory infection indicators peaked during December 2010, concomitant with national influenza activity, as monitored through other influenza surveillance systems. Conclusions The EDSSS has been established to provide an enhanced surveillance system for the London 2012 Olympics. Further validation of the data will be required; however, the results from this initial descriptive study demonstrate the potential for identifying unusual and/or severe outbreaks of infectious disease, or other incidents with public health impact, within the community.
The Lancet | 2014
Brian McCloskey; Tina Endericks; Mike Catchpole; Maria Zambon; J. McLauchlin; N. Shetty; Rohini Manuel; Deborah Turbitt; Gillian Smith; Paul Crook; Ettore Severi; Jane Jones; Sue Ibbotson; Roberta Marshall; Catherine A H Smallwood; Nicolas Isla; Ziad A. Memish; Abdullah A Al-Rabeeah; Maurizio Barbeschi; David L. Heymann; Alimuddin Zumla
Summary Mass gatherings are regarded as potential risks for transmission of infectious diseases, and might compromise the health system of countries in which they are hosted. The evidence for increased transmission of infectious diseases at international sporting mass gatherings that attract many visitors from all over the world is not clear, and the evidence base for public health surveillance, epidemiology, and response at events such as the Olympics is small. However, infectious diseases are a recognised risk, and public health planning is, and should remain, a crucial part of the overall planning of sporting events. In this Series paper, we set out the planning and the surveillance systems that were used to monitor public health risks during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2012, and draw attention to the public health issues—infectious diseases and chemical, radiation, and environmental hazards—that arose. Although the absolute risk of health-protection problems, including infectious diseases, at sporting mass gatherings is small, the need for reassurance of the absence of problems is higher than has previously been considered; this could challenge conventional public health surveillance systems. Recognition of the limitations of health-surveillance systems needs to be part of the planning for future sporting events.
Epidemiology and Infection | 2012
Sally Harcourt; J. Fletcher; P. Loveridge; A. Bains; R. Morbey; A. Yeates; Brian McCloskey; B. Smyth; Sue Ibbotson; G. E. Smith; Alex J. Elliot
Syndromic surveillance is vital for monitoring public health during mass gatherings. The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games represents a major challenge to health protection services and community surveillance. In response to this challenge the Health Protection Agency has developed a new syndromic surveillance system that monitors daily general practitioner out-of-hours and unscheduled care attendances. This new national system will fill a gap identified in the existing general practice-based syndromic surveillance systems by providing surveillance capability of general practice activity during evenings/nights, over weekends and public holidays. The system will complement and supplement the existing tele-health phone line, general practitioner and emergency department syndromic surveillance systems. This new national system will contribute to improving public health reassurance, especially to meet the challenges of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Emerging Infectious Diseases | 2014
Ananda G. Shankar; Kulsum Janmohamed; Babatunde Olowokure; Gillian E. Smith; Angela Hogan; Valerie De Souza; Anders Wallensten; Isabel Oliver; Oliver Blatchford; Paul Cleary; Sue Ibbotson
In April 2009, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection was confirmed in a person who had been symptomatic while traveling on a commercial flight from Mexico to the United Kingdom. Retrospective public health investigation and contact tracing led to the identification of 8 additional confirmed cases among passengers and community contacts of passengers.
BMJ | 2011
Graham Bickler; Sue Ibbotson; Brian McCloskey
Concern about the health reforms has focused on the NHS.1 We have concerns about responsibility for public health. If implemented, the bill will remove statutory responsibility to protect the public’s health from any local organisation. The NHS Act 2006 makes primary care trusts (PCTs) responsible for protecting and improving population health. This underpins the current public health system. Although partnership working is crucial, the “buck …
Public Health | 2013
A. Awofisayo; Sue Ibbotson; G.E. Smith; K. Janmohamed; H. Mohamed; Babatunde Olowokure
Epidemiology and Infection | 2014
N J Inglis; H. Bagnall; K. Janmohamed; S Suleman; A. Awofisayo; De Souza; Erasmus Smit; Richard Pebody; H. Mohamed; Sue Ibbotson; G. E. Smith; Thomas A. House; Babatunde Olowokure
Respiratory Medicine | 2007
David Kirrage; David Hunt; Sue Ibbotson; Brian McCloskey; Gary Reynolds; Jeremy Hawker; G. E. Smith; Babatunde Olowokure
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine | 2016
Dan Todkill; Helen Hughes; Alex J. Elliot; Roger Morbey; Obaghe Edeghere; Sally Harcourt; Tom Hughes; Tina Endericks; Brian McCloskey; Mike Catchpole; Sue Ibbotson; Gillian Smith
Archive | 2018
Graham Bickler; Sue Ibbotson; Brian McCloskey