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Tag Archives: National Statistics
International Day of Older Persons (United Nations / ONS / NHS England)
Summary Today is United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP). Full Text Link Reference International Day of Older Persons: 1 October. [Online]: United Nations, October 2016. A statistical piece, from the Office of National Statistics, on the contribution of … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, In the News, International, NHS, NHS England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age Discrimination, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Workforce, Attitudes to Ageing, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Carer Support, Commissioning for Carers, Commissioning for Carers Principles, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Discrimination / Stigma, Dr Dawn Moody: Associate National Clinical Director for Older People (NHS England), Dr Dawn Moody: Clinical Associate (Frailty and Complex Care) North Staffordshire CCG, Dr Dawn Moody: Director of Fusion48, Dr Dawn Moody: Frailty Lead for the West Midlands Primary Care Workforce and Improved Patient Access Plan, Healthy Caring Guide, International Day of Older Persons, International Day of Older Persons (2016), National Statistics, Negative Stereotypes, NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Old Age Dependency Ratio (OADR), Old Age Dependency Ratio (OADR): UK Trends and Projections 1980 to 2039, Older People’s Day, Older Peoples Day (2016), ONS Digital, Part-Time Employees, Part-Time Self-Employed Workers, People Aged 65 and Over in UK Workplace, Practical Guide to Healthy Caring, Reducing Stigma, Stereotyping, Stigma, Stigma and Discrimination, UK Employment Rate: People Aged 65+, UK Workforce, UK Workplace, UN International Day of Older Persons, United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP), Valuing Carers, Workforce, Workforce Planning
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Increase in Deaths in England and Wales in 2015 Accountable to Dementia and Flu? (BBC News / BMJ / ONS)
Summary Last year’s unexpected increase in the number of deaths, in England and Wales, appears to have resulted from the increase in dementia and respiratory diseases such as influenza among older people. Full Text Link Reference Spike in deaths ‘due … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Mortality, BBC Health News, BMJ, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Dementia and Flu, Dementia and Mortality, Excess Mortality, Excess Winter Mortality, Increase in Deaths in England and Wales During 2015, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, National Statistics, Office for National Statistics, Office of National Statistics (ONS), Office of National Statistics Mortality Data, Provisional Analysis of Death Registrations: 2015
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UK Stroke and Dementia Research: Under-Funding Persists (BMJ Open / Guardian)
Summary The levels of research funding upon cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD), dementia and stroke were compared, in relation to burden of each of these diseases in terms of their prevalence, disability adjusted life years and economic burden. This analysis … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NIHR, Parkinson's Disease, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BMJ Open, Burden of Dementia, Burden of Disease, Cancer, Cognitive Function and Ageing Study, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Dementia Disability Adjusted Life Years, Dementia Research, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), European Community Concerted Action on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Dementia (EURODEM), General Register Office for Scotland, Guardian, Health Economics Research Centre: University of Oxford, Mortality Statistics, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Statistics, Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Office for National Statistics, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Resource Allocation to Brain Research in Europe (RABRE), Stroke and Dementia Research Under-Funding, Stroke Disease Disability Adjusted Life Years, UK Clinical Research Collaboration, UK Health Research Analysis, UK Health Research Funding, UK Medical Research Spending (2008 and 2012), UK Stroke and Dementia Research, Underfunding of Stroke Research, University of Oxford
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NHS Statistical Summary (NHS Confederation)
Summary The NHS Confederation has compiled some summary statistics about the NHS, covering broad topic areas including: NHS Funding. NHS Organisations. NHS Staff. NHS Management. International Comparisons. Patient Experience. NHS Activity. Health and Population. Full Text Link Reference Key statistics … Continue reading
Posted in For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Declining Investment for Elderly Mental Health, Declining Investment for Mental Health, Funding, Health and Population (Statistics), Health Statistics, International Comparisons, National Statistics, NHS Activity (Statistics), NHS Funding, NHS Management, NHS Managers, NHS Net Expenditure, NHS Organisations, NHS Spending, NHS Staff, NHS Statistical Summary, Nursing Workforce Statistics, Patient Experience, People of State Pension Age (SPA) in UK, Spending Per Capita on NHS Services (in England), Staffing, Staffing Levels, Statistics on the NHS, Summary Level Statistics
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Impact of Cause of Death Coding Changes on Dementia Mortality Statistics (ONS)
Summary Recent changes to the coding of chest infections in the collection and processing of mortality statistics has contributed to a (virtual, non-veridical) reduction of 2.5% in deaths given the underlying cause of respiratory disease and an increase of 7.0% … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Wales
Tagged Aspiration Pneumonia, Cause of Death Coding Changes, Chest Infections, Dementia Coding, Dementia Statistics, Diseases of the Nervous System (ICD-10 Codes G00–G99), England and Wales, Epidemiology and Statistics, EUROSTAT: Statistical Office of the European Union, Government Statistical Service, Health Statistics, Impact of IRIS on Mortality Statistics, IRIS (Eurostat), IRIS Institute: German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information in Cologne, IRIS Software, Lies Damned Lies and Statistics, Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10 Codes F00–F99), Mortality Medical Data System (MMDS), Mortality Statistics, National Statistics, Office of National Statistics (ONS), Office of National Statistics Mortality Data, Official Statistics, Statistical Anomalies, Statistical Epiphenomena, Statistics Policy, United States National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases: Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
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On the Relationships Between Socio-Economic Deprivation and Health Inequalities (Rowntree Foundation / BBC News / ONS)
Summary Researchers at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) investigated hundreds of theories about how income influences health. The “How does money influence health?” report identifies four main – often overlapping – ways in which money (absolute and relative income inequalities) … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absolute or Relative Deprivation, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Affluent Areas in England, Alcohol, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Area Deprivation, BBC Health News, Behavioural Pathways to Health Inequalities, Biological Processes, Black Report, Centre of Excellence in Intervention and Prevention Science, Disadvantaged Areas of England, Disposable Income, English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Financial Issues, Financial Wellbeing, Gambling Disorders, Harms from Problem Gambling, Health and Housing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Wellbeing, Health Inequalities, Health Work and Well-being, Healthy Life Expectancy, Housing and Mental Health, Housing and Public Health, Income and Savings, Incomes and Poverty, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy, IQ and Personality Factors: Pathways to Health Inequalities, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Life Expectancy, Lifecourse Approach to Wellbeing, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Low Income Elderly People, Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), Material Pathways to Health Inequalities, Measures of Inequality, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Wellbeing, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Statistics, Non-Financial Considerations, Obesity, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Pathways Between Income and Health, Personal Characteristics, Personal Well-Being, Poor Health Leading to Low Income (Reverse Causation), Problem Gambling, Psychosocial Pathways to Health Inequalities, Psychosocial Stress, Public Health, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Research, Risk Factors, Rowntree Foundation, Smoking, Social Deprivation, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Epidemiology, Social Patterning of Health over the Lifecourse Programme MRC, Social Well-Being, Social Wellbeing, Socio-Economic Deprivation, Socioeconomic Position (SEP), STEaPP: University College London, Stress, Stress Hormones, Stress in the Workplace, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, University College London, University of Essex, University of Glasgow, Vascular Risk Factors, Vulnerability-Stress Model, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and Longevity, Wellbeing and Recovery From Illness, Wellbeing in Later Life
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Patient Experience Overall Measure: Health Statistics Notes and Guidance (Department of Health)
Summary Documents have been produced by the Department of Health to supply further technical information, notes and guidance relating to the patient experience overall measure. These guides cover methodology, user engagement in patient experience statistics, and a quality statement on … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Engagement, Feedback, Health Statistics, Measuring Patient Experience, National Patient Survey Programme, National Statistics, NHS Outcomes Framework, Overall Patient Experience Score, Patient Choice, Patient Experience, Patient Experience Measurement System, Patient Experience Overall Measure, Patient Experience Programme, Patient Feedback, Patient Satisfaction, Service User Experience, United Kingdom Statistics Authority, User Experience
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