Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/73373, first published .
The Development and Growth of the English National Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Program: Key Developments and Lessons Learned From the First Two Decades

The Development and Growth of the English National Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Program: Key Developments and Lessons Learned From the First Two Decades

The Development and Growth of the English National Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Program: Key Developments and Lessons Learned From the First Two Decades

Gillian E Smith   1, 2 , MBBS ;   Natalia R Jones   2, 3 , PhD ;   Sally E Harcourt   1 , MPH ;   Sue Smith   1 , MPH ;   Paul Loveridge   1 , BEng ;   Roger A Morbey   1, 2 , PhD ;   Helen E Hughes   1 , PhD ;   Obaghe Edeghere   1 , MBBS ;   Daniel Todkill   1 , MBChB ;   Sue Ibbotson   4 , MBBCHIR ;   Duncan Cooper   5 , PhD ;   Brian McCloskey   6 , MD ;   Alex J Elliot   1, 2 , PhD

1 Real-time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Chief Medical Advisor Group, UK Health Security Agency, Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit (NIHR HPRU) in Emergency Preparedness and Response, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

3 School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom

4 Health Equity and Clinical Governance, Chief Medical Advisor Group, UK Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom

5 NHS Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group, Bradford, United Kingdom

6 Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Corresponding Author:

  • Alex J Elliot, PhD
  • Real-time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Chief Medical Advisor Group
  • UK Health Security Agency
  • 23 Stephenson Street
  • Birmingham B2 4BH
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 41 1212329211
  • Email: alex.elliot@ukhsa.gov.uk