COVID-19 UK Non-hospital Antigen Testing Results (Pillar 2) Dataset#
Last modified: 21 Oct 2026
Pillar 2 swab tests for SARS-CoV-2 for people UK-wide.
1. Summary#
This dataset is better known as the COVID-19 UK Non-hospital Antigen Testing Results dataset. It covers UK-wide Pillar 2 swab testing for SARS-CoV-2 (drive through test centres, walk in centres, home kits returned by post, care homes, etc.). Data collected include demographic and diagnostic information.
| Dataset Descriptor | Dataset-specific Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Dataset in TRE | NHSE_NPEX |
| Citation (APA) | Data Services, NHS England (NHSE). (2025). NHS England: COVID-19 UK Non-hospital Antigen Testing Results (Pillar 2). UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). https://doi.org/10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-04 |
| 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 | 04/2020 - ongoing |
| Geographical Coverage | England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales |
| Participant Count | 216813 |
| Number of Variables | 42 |
| Number of Observations | 3487895 |
| Key Link | https://digital.nhs.uk/services/data-access-request-service-dars/dars-products-and-services/data-set-catalogue/covid-19-uk-non-hospital-antigen-testing-results-pillar-2 |
| 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 | 30074 |
| ALSPAC | 4806 |
| BCS70 | 5202 |
| BIB | 9796 |
| ELSA | 4050 |
| EPICN | 7035 |
| EXCEED | 7240 |
| GLAD | 62376 |
| MCS | 14067 |
| NCDS58 | 4668 |
| NEXTSTEP | 4527 |
| NIHRBIO_COPING | 13831 |
| NSHD46 | 1080 |
| TEDS | 6886 |
| TRACKC19 | 12494 |
| TWINSUK | 8658 |
| UKHLS | 4931 |
| UKREACH | 15092 |
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 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 42 |
| Number of Observations | 1823830 | 2440208 | 2807397 | 3487895 |
| DOI | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-01 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-02 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-03 | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-04 |
| Change Log | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-01/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-02/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-03/activities | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00378-04/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.