Our data from COVID-19 Insight: Issue 2

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COVID-19 Insight: Issue 2
  1. How providers are working together across systems in response
  2. How the care for people from different groups is being managed
  1. Focus on primary care
  2. The data from our report

New weekly outbreaks in care homes

New weekly care home outbreaks as a rate per 1,000 care homes
Chart showing the number of new outbreaks of COVID-19 in care homes, as a rate per 1000 care homes, from 9 March to 31 May 2020

This chart shows the weekly progression of outbreaks in each region (per 1,000 care homes). Care homes are only counted once, when they first experience an outbreak.

Source: PHE Covid-19 Outbreaks in care homes, cumulative figures from 09/03/20 – 31/05/2020, published 4 June 2020

Care homes with outbreaks by region

Cumulative total of care homes with outbreaks in each region
Chart showing the cumulative total of care homes with outbreaks, by region, from 9 March to 31 May 2020

The figures in brackets show the number of care homes that PHE assign to each government region. All regions have increased by 2-7% since the last update. There are some very small differences with our own classification, this is likely to be as a result of new registration activity and/or service type descriptions.

Source: PHE Covid-19 Outbreaks in care homes, cumulative figures from 09/03/20 – 31/05/2020, published 4 June 2020

Homecare providers – prevalence of COVID-19

Number of domiciliary care agencies (DCAs) by COVID-19 submission status, 3-9 June
Chart showing the number of homecare providers responding to our tracking survey to say they had at least one person with COVID-19, from 3-9 June 2020, split by region and for England overall

Source: CQC Domiciliary Care Agency Survey. Homecare providers with at least one case including suspected and confirmed cases. Numbers in brackets show number of services that are primarily homecare providers in the region. Included in these figures are homecare services currently lying dormant, so completion rates are slightly higher for fully active services than this might suggest. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Homecare providers – availability of all PPE

Availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) within DCAs
Chart showing the extent to which homecare providers responding to our tracking survey said they had enough personal protection equipment, from 3-9 June 2020

Source: CQC DCA Survey – latest response in period 3-9 June inclusive.

Homecare providers – staff absence

DCA staff who deliver care to people absent due to coronavirus
Chart showing the proportion of staff absent due to COVID-19 among homecare providers responding to our tracking survey, from 3-9 June 2020

England average: 8%

Source: CQC Domiciliary Care Agency survey – latest response in period 3-9 June inclusive
* includes staff who are self-isolating or have care commitments

Deaths notified by care homes

The latest data, from 10 April – 5 June, continues to show that deaths in care homes due to COVID-19 are decreasing.

Care home coronavirus deaths: 7-day moving average
Chart showing the number of deaths in care homes notified to CQC from 10 April to 5 June 2020. There is also a 7-day moving average shown.

Source: CQC Death Notifications submitted 10 April to 5 June 2020

Number of notifications by care homes of deaths* where COVID-19 is reported as suspected or confirmed per 1000 care home beds – 10 April to 3 June 2020​
Map showing the variation across local authorities in England in the number of deaths in care homes notified to us, from 10 April to 3 June 2020

Source: CQC death of service user notifications from 10 April to 3 June 2020
For this map, notifications are of deaths no matter where the resident died, so it includes deaths in hospitals and hospices

Deaths of people detained under the Mental Health Act – by age and gender

Table showing all deaths of detained patients notified to CQC from 1 March to 5 June 2020, broken down by age and, where known, COVID-19 status
Age band 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Unknown Total
Suspected or confirmed COVID-19 1 1 4 5 11 12 19 14 6 82
Not COVID-19 3 6 4 13 17 16 12 5 11 85
Total 4 7 8 18 28 28 31 19 17 160
Table showing all deaths of detained patients notified to CQC from 1 March to 5 June 2020, broken down by gender and, where known, COVID-19 status
  Female Male Unknown Total
Suspected or confirmed COVID-19 22 52 8 82
Not COVID-19 26 39 13 78
Total 48 91 21 160

Deaths of people with a learning disability notified by providers who told us they provide care for people with a learning disability and/or autism

This table shows the breakdown by age and COVID-19 status of people who died in services that provide care for people with a learning disability, where the provider notified us that they had a learning disability. Please note that in this instance we have supressed figures under 10 for data confidentiality purposes. The chart showing this information was published on 2 June and the table added to our website shortly afterwards. We have suppressed figures where the deaths notified to us number less than five, in line with the method used by our partners at NHS England as part of the Learning from Deaths Review (LeDeR) data collection.
Age 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+ Unknown Total
2019,not COVID-19 * 10 8 22 46 40 21 14 6 82
2020,suspectedand confirmed COVID-19 * 6 14 26 67 54 28 10 11 85
2020,not COVID-19 * 6 8 26 60 38 26 14 17 160

Proportion of deaths in adult social care services, by ethnic group

Note: the numbers at the top of the bars are the total counts of deaths due to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in that ethnic group in the relevant settings, where stated for that group and where analysable – see the second chapter of the report for more information on the limitations of the data. The percentages at the bottom of the bars are the proportion of deaths that were due to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in that ethnic group in the relevant settings.

Proportion of deaths in all adult social care services due to suspected and confirmed COVID-19 (10 April to 15 May 2020)
Bar chart showing the numbers and proportion of deaths in all adult social care services due to suspected and confirmed coronavirus by ethnic group. The chart shows the highest proportion of deaths within the 'Black', 'Other' and 'Asian' groups. The data table for this chart is at the end of the page. 0 10 20 30 40 50 Other49% Mixed / multipleethnic groups41% White41% Asian42% Black49% 203 12,544 133 48 206
Proportion of deaths in residential adult social care services due to suspected and confirmed COVID-19 (10 April to 15 May 2020)
Bar chart showing the numbers and proportion of deaths in residential adult social care services due to suspected and confirmed coronavirus by ethnic group. The chart shows the highest proportion of deaths within the 'Black', 'Other' and 'Asian' groups. The data table for this chart is at the end of the page. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Other53% Mixed / multipleethnic groups41% White44% Asian49% Black54% 173 11,974 127 46 192

ONS data on all weekly deaths in England (COVID and non-COVID) compared with the average for 2015-2019

Total weekly deaths in 2020 compared with sum of average weekly deaths in English regions between 2015 and 2019​
Chart showing data from the Office for National Statistics on the total number of deaths per week in England, from the start of the calendar year to the week ending 29 May 2020. The chart also compares these figures with the average for the years 2015 to 2019.

Source: Covid/Non-Covid 2020 death data and 2015-2019 death data. Week 22: week ending 29 May 2020.

Data notes

Chapter 1: For this report we carried out an initial review of feedback and local support plans from 18 out of 33 representatives, covering local stakeholder organisations from hospitals, primary care and adult social care.

Chapter 2: The data on deaths of people with a learning disability is the most accurate data we are able to produce at this point but it has a number of limitations:

  • It is not mandatory for providers to tell us if someone has a learning disability when submitting a death notification.
  • We could not extract detailed data, including whether or not the person who died had a learning disability, from a small number (around 4%) of the forms we included in this analysis due to the way the information was provided to us – i.e. illegible handwritten forms.
  • Despite removing a large number of duplicates from this data, we cannot guarantee that every duplicate has been removed.
  • It does not account for those detained under the Mental Health Act – see slides 15 and 29.

Sources

Deaths data: Office for National Statistics and CQC supplied to ONS.

Homecare provider PPE, COVID status and staffing data: CQC Domiciliary Care Agency survey.

Outbreaks data: Public Health England.

The data date ranges are shown. Data is contemporaneous where possible; most figures refer to the same week, or are counted to the end of that week.

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