They then used computer modelling with data of monthly counts of first diagnoses of common conditions (common mental health problems, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer), and corresponding first prescriptions of medications indicative of these conditions. They extracted data on symptoms and observations, diagnoses, prescriptions, operations and procedures, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic procedures. The authors used routinely collected primary care data that was recorded in the Salford Integrated Record system between Jan 1, 2010, and May 31, 2020. The study, by Richard Williams of the University of Manchester and The National Institute for Health Research Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Manchester, UK, used data from Salford, a metropolitan area of Greater Manchester (UK) with a population of approximately 250000 people. The study is to be published in The Lancet Public Health ahead of a special conference session featuring The Lancet journals.
New research from the UK, being presented at this week's ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID, online from 23-25 September) shows that the diagnosis of several common conditions including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular (circulatory) disease, diabetes, and mental health conditions approximately halved during the country's COVID-19 lockdown.
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