Weekly Admissions by Health Board (COVID-19, ...
Weekly number, and rate per 100,000 population, of patients admitted as an emergency to a hospital in Scotland identified from Rapid Preliminary Inpatient Data (RAPID), with laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections broken down by NHS Board (season 2020/21 onwards). The 3 respiratory conditions include COVID-19, Influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus).
The case definition includes patients admitted as an emergency to a medical specialty in acute hospitals (excluding surgical, maternity/obstetrics and mental health specialties, and emergency admissions with patient injury codes) who have a PCR test result, taken within a period of between 14 days before the admission date and 48 hours after the admission date. COVID-19 test results can include LFD results (from 05 Jan 2022).
RAPID figures are subject to change and particularly for the most recent week may be incomplete for some Boards.
More detailed metadata is available from the Metadata tab of the PHS Viral Respiratory Diseases Surveillance dashboard.
Data Dictionary
| Column | Type | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | text | Flu season (year starting at week 40) | |
| ISOyear | numeric | ISO year when specimen was taken | |
| ISOweek | numeric | ISO week when specimen was taken | |
| WeekBeginning | numeric | First day of the week (Monday) when specimen was taken. Format YYYYMMDD | |
| WeekEnding | numeric | Last day (Sunday) of the week when specimen was taken. Format YYYYMMDD | |
| Pathogen | text | COVID-19, Influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) | |
| HBName | text | ||
| HBcode | text | ||
| HBQF | text | ||
| NumberAdmissionsPerWeek | numeric | Number of laboratory-confirmed cases admitted to hospital in the week | |
| RateAdmissionsPerWeek | text | Crude rate of laboratory-confirmed cases admitted to hospital per 100,000 population | |
| Population | text | NRS mid-year population estimates for each NHS Board |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | December 4, 2025 |
| Metadata last updated | October 9, 2025 |
| Created | October 9, 2025 |
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