COVID-19 UK Non-hospital Antibody Testing Results (Pillar 3) Dataset#
Last modified: 21 Oct 2026
Pillar 3 antibody tests following a COVID-19 infection in people UK-wide.
1. Summary#
This dataset is better known as the COVID-19 UK Non-hospital Antibody Testing Results dataset. It covers UK-wide Pillar 3 finger prick testing for antibodies in people who have had a confirmed COVID-19 infection. Data collected include demographic and diagnostic information.
| Dataset Descriptor | Dataset-specific Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Dataset in TRE | NHSE_IELISA |
| Citation (APA) | Data Services, NHS England (NHSE). (2025). NHS England: Covid-19 UK Non-hospital Antibody Testing Results (Pillar 3). UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). https://doi.org/10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-04 |
| Download Citation | Citeproc JSON BibTeX RIS |
| Series | NHS England |
| Owner | NHS England |
| Copyright | Copyright © (2026), NHS England. Data re-used with the permission of NHS England. All rights reserved. |
| Temporal Coverage in the TRE | 09/2020 - 04/2022 |
| Geographical Coverage | England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales |
| Participant Count | 12225 |
| Number of Variables | 39 |
| Number of Observations | 15471 |
| Key Link | None |
| Keywords | None |
| Latest Extract Date | 2024-04-26 |
| Specific Restrictions to Data Use | Only to be used in research with a focus on COVID-19. |
| Build a Data Request | https://explore.ukllc.ac.uk/ |
2. Metrics#
| Cohort | Participant Count |
|---|---|
| AIRWAVE | 1168 |
| ALSPAC | 104 |
| BCS70 | 211 |
| BIB | 278 |
| ELSA | 88 |
| EPICN | 38 |
| EXCEED | 300 |
| GLAD | 4339 |
| MCS | 351 |
| NCDS58 | 143 |
| NEXTSTEP | 105 |
| NIHRBIO_COPING | 1042 |
| NSHD46 | 11 |
| TEDS | 195 |
| TRACKC19 | 1204 |
| TWINSUK | 491 |
| UKHLS | 174 |
| UKREACH | 1983 |
3. Version History#
| Version | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version Date | 21 Dec 2022 | 13 Apr 2023 | 26 Apr 2024 | 09 Sep 2025 |
| Number of Variables | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 |
| Number of Observations | 7368 | 9500 | 11159 | 15471 |
| DOI | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-01 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-02 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-03 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-04 |
| Change Log | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-01/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-02/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-03/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00379-04/activities |
4. Documentation#
We are currently building a documentation storage system which will host useful documents related to datasets and data owners. We will surface these documents on Guidebook.
5. Useful Syntax#
Below we will include syntax that may be helpful to other researchers in the UK LLC TRE. For longer scripts, we will include a snippet of the code plus a link to the UK LLC GitHub repository where you can find the full scripts.