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3 days ago
2 min

The Government’s over reliance on misleading modelling is holding back airport testing

Safely opening up the skies is a fundamental pillar of the nation’s economic recovery. Yet worryingly, the UK is being held back from reduci

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UK government significantly underestimating effectiveness of air passenger testing schemes

George Batchelor

3 days ago
5 min

UK government significantly underestimating effectiveness of air passenger testing schemes

Press release on airport testing modelling

11 views

Infections, admissions and deaths from Covid-19 up - how did we get back here?

George Batchelor

Oct 12
2 min

Infections, admissions and deaths from Covid-19 up - how did we get back here?

Today there were 143 reported deaths, which is on a par with the numbers on the 23rd/24th of March - the date of the last national lockdown.

141 views

Why Covid-19 reporting needs more independence, humanity and ownership

George Batchelor

Oct 4
2 min

Why Covid-19 reporting needs more independence, humanity and ownership

Flattening Covid-19 cases last week was an error. The Excel file ran out of columns. So there was a spike of +22,000 cases yesterday

19 views

George Batchelor

Sep 17
3 min

The second wave is testing

There were less than 1,000 positive Covid-19 cases per day over the summer. In September this jumped to nearly 3,000 per day, it is now near

292 views

Understanding the risks of the second wave of Covid-19

George Batchelor

Sep 9
2 min

Understanding the risks of the second wave of Covid-19

Understanding the risks of the second wave of Covid-19 on the NHS

49 views

George Batchelor

Jul 23
1 min

The NHS backlog

The number of people waiting more than 52 weeks has increased (see chart below) - from 1,613 in Feb to 26,029 in May (x16)

79 views

Why we need Pillar 2 testing data to be shared to help stop local outbreaks

George Batchelor

Jun 29
4 min

Why we need Pillar 2 testing data to be shared to help stop local outbreaks

763 views

Phase 2 of Covid-19 has started, so there is a big new priority

George Batchelor

Jun 25
3 min

Phase 2 of Covid-19 has started, so there is a big new priority

Covid-19 has gone down a lot. The estimated number of infections in London are less than 1,000 compared to +1 million i

105 views

Channel 4 Dispatches: Earlier lockdown modelling

George Batchelor

Jun 2
2 min

Channel 4 Dispatches: Earlier lockdown modelling

This modelling and the results below were undertaken for Channel 4 Dispatches "Coronavirus Did the Government Get It Wrong?", which was aire

58 views

Understanding the role of large gatherings on the NHS

George Batchelor

May 27
4 min

Understanding the role of large gatherings on the NHS

England has been in lockdown for nearly nine weeks. The rules, which are now being relaxed, have placed pressure on both the economy and ind

212 views

George Batchelor

May 17
3 min

(R)egional variation and case numbers

Since the Government's announcement last week, there have been several attempts to get under the skin of the critical variables underpinning

364 views

Supporting Sherwood Forrest Hospitals NHS FT with their response to Covid-19

George Batchelor

May 17
2 min

Supporting Sherwood Forrest Hospitals NHS FT with their response to Covid-19

How Edge Health supported Sherwood Forrest Hospitals NHS FT with their response to Covid-19

87 views

George Batchelor

May 13
2 min

When will the demand return?

Many of the hospitals where we have worked tell me that Christmas day is wonderfully quiet. It tends to bear out in the data with occupied b

141 views

George Batchelor

May 12
2 min

Getting a haircut down under

For most people, it is two months since they have been able to get a good haircut - longer for anyone that didn't see the lockdown coming. T

64 views

George Batchelor

May 10
2 min

R + number of cases

R captures the rate of infection of the virus.* Specifically, an R of 1 means that someone with the disease spreads it to one other person.

143 views

George Batchelor

May 6
2 min

Tracing lockdown sentiment

On Sunday, Boris Johnson will set out a plan for easing lockdown. As the UK enters its sharpest recession in 300 years, any relaxation will

54 views

George Batchelor

May 4
1 min

Delayed cancer diagnoses

Cancer mortality in the UK is also higher than in most other countries in Europe and maybe getting worse due to Covid-19 (the third wave of

71 views

George Batchelor

Apr 30
1 min

Skydiving, deprivation and Covid-19

Tom Moore raised over £30 million for the NHS. This is significantly better than doing a charity parachute jump - a 5-year audit of parachut

83 views

George Batchelor

Apr 29
1 min

May the Day of testing be with you

In 38 years, tomorrow will be the second time ever that my friend Pete has not celebrated May Day in Padstow. This time is due to Covid-19.

129 views

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The Government’s over reliance on misleading modelling is holding back airport testing

UK government significantly underestimating effectiveness of air passenger testing schemes

Infections, admissions and deaths from Covid-19 up - how did we get back here?

Why Covid-19 reporting needs more independence, humanity and ownership

The second wave is testing

Understanding the risks of the second wave of Covid-19

The NHS backlog

Why we need Pillar 2 testing data to be shared to help stop local outbreaks

Phase 2 of Covid-19 has started, so there is a big new priority

Channel 4 Dispatches: Earlier lockdown modelling

Understanding the role of large gatherings on the NHS

(R)egional variation and case numbers

Supporting Sherwood Forrest Hospitals NHS FT with their response to Covid-19

When will the demand return?

Getting a haircut down under

R + number of cases

Tracing lockdown sentiment

Delayed cancer diagnoses

Skydiving, deprivation and Covid-19

May the Day of testing be with you

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​Our data privacy policy can be found here.

Edge Health is registered in England and Wales as a Private Company Limited by Guarantee No. 10618020.

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