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COVID antigen testing - Pillar 1

Population Size

Not reported

Population Size statistic card

Years

2020

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

1-2 months

Lead time statistic card

Dataset

Data Uses / Research Projects

Publications using this dataset (external search)

Data Custodian

Summary

Details of completed (processed) COVID-19 antigen tests carried out in NHS hospitals in Northern Ireland.

Documentation

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

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset sub-type

Not applicable

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node	Disambiguating Description	Measured Value	Measured Property	Observation Date
Events	Count of completed (processed) COVID-19 antigen tests carried out in NHS hospitals in Northern Ireland	1	Count	16 Jun 2021

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Care

Source of data extraction

LIMS

Collection source setting

Secondary care - Outpatients, Services

Patient pathway description

Dataset relates to a single type of antigen testing

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Irregular

Version

4.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Citation Requirements

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.

Coverage

Start date

05/01/2020

Time lag

Not applicable

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland

Maximum age range

150

Follow-up

Unknown

Accessibility

Language

Controlled vocabulary

LOCAL

Format

text, csv

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

https://bso.hscni.net/directorates/digital-operations/honest-broker-service/

Time to dataset access

1-2 months

Access request cost

https://bso.hscni.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Researcher-Pack.zip

Access method category

TRE/SDE

Access service description

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.

Jurisdiction

GB-NIR

Data use limitation

Research use only

Data use requirements

Project-specific restrictions

Data Controller

HSC Health Trusts (Belfast, Northern, South Eastern, Southern and Western)

Data Processor

HSC Honest Broker Service