Tag Archives: National Statistics

International Day of Older Persons (United Nations / ONS / NHS England)

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Increase in Deaths in England and Wales in 2015 Accountable to Dementia and Flu? (BBC News / BMJ / ONS)

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

UK Stroke and Dementia Research: Under-Funding Persists (BMJ Open / Guardian)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Cold Weather Plan for England 2014 (PHE)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Cold Weather Plan for England 2014 has been updated by Public Health England (PHE). In addition to the main reports / guides, there is a range of supporting quick-reference documentation, including action cards based on the plan for … Continue reading →

Evidence for Local Action on Reducing Health Inequalities (Public Health England / UCL IHE / BBC News)

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of evidence papers on the social determinants of poor health, to support interventions on the social issues which result in health inequalities. Practical advice, and examples of local interventions shown to … Continue reading →

NHS Statistical Summary (NHS Confederation)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | 3 Comments

Impact of Cause of Death Coding Changes on Dementia Mortality Statistics (ONS)

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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) | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: National Statistics

International Day of Older Persons (United Nations / ONS / NHS England)

Increase in Deaths in England and Wales in 2015 Accountable to Dementia and Flu? (BBC News / BMJ / ONS)

UK Stroke and Dementia Research: Under-Funding Persists (BMJ Open / Guardian)

NHS Statistical Summary (NHS Confederation)

Impact of Cause of Death Coding Changes on Dementia Mortality Statistics (ONS)

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