“…In a study published previously in this journal [1] , we estimated that all-cause acute gastroenteritis resulted in a median 88,000-113,000 bed closures in hospitals in England each winter, placing a financial burden on hospitals of at least £5.7-£7.5 million (or £6.9-£10.0 million when including staff absence costs). Our analysis used routinely-collected data of the number of occupied and unoccupied hospital beds closed (i.e., unavailable to other patients) due to diarrhoea and vomiting during the winters 2010/11 to 2015/16.…”