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23 Feb 2015 - 18:53

null What About Youth Survey – your input is needed on potential outputs - response by 6th March 2015

The What About YOUth? (WAY) is a new survey of 15 year olds, commissioned by the Department of Health to collect national and local level data on a range of topics relating to the health of young people. The survey covers a range of topics, such as smoking, alcohol, drug use, emotional well-being, bullying, diet, use of free time and physical activity. Results from the survey will be used... See more
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23 Feb 2015 - 18:16

null Get to know your heart...interactive learning tool from the British Heart Foundation

Know your heart is an interactive learning tool produced by the British Heart Foundation, designed to help you learn more about how your heart works and what you can do to keep it healthy. Further information about this and other useful tools are detailed below. About 'Know your heart' Know Your Heart is an interactive learning tool presented by Dr. Hilary Jones. Highly commended by... See more
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23 Feb 2015 - 17:44

null How information on MyNHS will be expanded and improved between 2015 and 2017

MyNHS: greater transparency for better health and care, published by the Department of Health (11th February 2015), sets out the 2015-2017 MyNHS roadmap on the gov.uk website. You will be able to see an overview of the planned work across the whole MyNHS project. The MyNHS website enables health and care organisations, as well as the public, to compare the performance of services over a... See more
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23 Feb 2015 - 17:34

null Making the case for tackling obesity - why invest?

This slideset of infographics produced by Public Health England illustrate the facts and figures about obesity, the costs, the benefits of investing and the potential routes to action. An accompanying reference sheet is included. These can be used freely with acknowledgement to Public Health England. The slide set is based on the most recent data and best available evidence. It... See more
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09 Feb 2015 - 09:44

null Winter pressures – monthly data on delayed transfers of care available in LG Inform

LG Inform presents you with up-to-date published data about your local area and council, to help you review and compare performance with other authorities. All local authority staff can register and use the LG Inform report writing tools. All published measures in LG Inform can be viewed without signing in, as can some published reports. These include a report on all measures in the Adult... See more
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28 Jan 2015 - 10:35

null Data can help prevent future NHS crises (Guardian article)

In a comment piece in the Guardian, Matthew Bryant, the director of operations at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundations Trust discusses A&E waiting times. He writes: “The key is to use data to plan and organise services in a more effective way.” Guardian Online includes a round-up of responses to Ed Miliband’s 10-year plan for the NHS while the Guardian’s leader looks at Labour health... See more
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28 Jan 2015 - 10:31

null Care calculator launched by BBC

The BBC has launched an online guide to the care system for the over-65s.The "care calculator" covers both residential care and the support provided in people's own homes, for tasks such as washing and dressing. Users can submit their postcode and find out how much each service costs wherever they live in the UK. It also gives details about how the systems differ in the four nations - since... See more
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20 Jan 2015 - 13:10

null Dental Public Health Intelligence Programme

The Public Health England, Dental Public Health Intelligence Programme supports the collection, analysis and dissemination of reliable and robust information on the oral health needs of local populations. This includes newly published (January 2015) results of the survey of three-year-old children 2013. The summary report and associated tables present the results of... See more
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20 Jan 2015 - 12:47

null PHE publish update to data guide for sexual and reproductive health in England

Sexual and reproductive health in England: A guide to local and national data published by Public Health England (PHE) PHE's guide to local and national sexual and reproductive health data, first published in April 2014, has been updated and published. The guide provides a summary of key data sources from PHE as well as other organisations, with details on how these can be... See more
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20 Jan 2015 - 12:20

null New to LG Inform and LG Inform Plus?

Need a helping hand? If you're fresh to LG Inform and LG Inform Plus, you might have a few questions or need some tips on how to get the most out of the toolkit. Or you might be a seasoned user looking for a little advice on how to dig a little deeper. Whatever your level of experience, we're running informal 'hot seat' sessions in January where you can place any burning questions to the... See more
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20 Jan 2015 - 12:04

null Taking care of employee mental health - Radio 4 programme

The City on the Couch - Radio 4 broadcast from Sunday 11th January 2015 Psychoanalyst Mary Bradbury investigates why a growing number of big businesses in the financial sector are taking more care of their employees' mental health.
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20 Jan 2015 - 11:59

null HSCIC consultation on proposed changes to national data collections for Adult Social Care

The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have recently launched 3 consultations on proposed changes to national data collections for adult social care. Over the past few months, HSCIC have been assessing what changes need to be made to the social care national data collections arising from the introduction of the Care Act. On 10 December they launched a consultation... See more
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12 Jan 2015 - 09:36

null Workforce surveys - social care informatics - closing date 15 January 2015

Skills for Care and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have been commissioned by the Department of Health to explore the size, scale and professional development needs of the informatics workforce. The aim of this survey is to produce a national profile of the social care informatics workforce in March 2015, as well as a set of practical recommendations on how their... See more
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18 Dec 2014 - 16:56

null TCPA - Planning Healthy-weight environments 2014

Planning healthy weight environments: a TCPA reuniting health with planning project Mainstream media continues to report on the obesity crisis in society. It is now a major socio-economic and financial issue which planning and planners in its wider social, economic and environmental role, must play its part. In other words, continuing with the status quo is not an option, and the planning... See more
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18 Dec 2014 - 17:05

null Public Health England consultation on their strategy for research, development and innovation

Doing, supporting and using public health research is a document for public consultation, setting out Public Health England's (PHE) commitment to research, development and innovation. This is a draft document for consultation only which sets out the steps PHE will take, alone or with partners, to do research, to support research and to use evidence from research. The... See more
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18 Dec 2014 - 17:06

null Healthier Lives: Alcohol & Drugs comparison tool

Alcohol and drug misuse are widespread throughout our society, and while the number of people with serious problems is relatively small, there is evidence that the impact on people’s lives is increasing. Adopting the highly visual format of the Healthier Lives site, ‘Healthier Lives – Alcohol and Drugs’ now show eight indicators relating to alcohol and drugs. The Co-existing Substance... See more
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18 Dec 2014 - 16:14

null HSCIC consultation on data requirements for the Safeguarding Adults Return and Adult Social Care User and Carer Surveys in response to the Care Act

The Health and Social Care Information Centre are consulting on the data requirements for the Safeguarding Adults Return and Adult Social Care User and Carer Surveys in response to the Care Act. The survey is open until the 4th February 2015.  This consultation is about the changes to the national data requirements for the Safeguarding Adults Return and the Adult Social Care User... See more
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18 Dec 2014 - 15:54

null Department for Education early years benchmarking tool

The Department for Education has produced an early years benchmarking tool. This covers all local authorities (LAs) in England and includes information on funding take-up of the early learning entitlement quality of early years provision, and children’s outcomes. Also available are the early years funding benchmarking tool and the early years proforma for each... See more
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18 Dec 2014 - 15:26

null Final data for measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England - 2013-14 released

The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have now released the final data for measures from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England - 2013-14 The HSCIC's report provides the findings from the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) for the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014. It is based on final data and supersedes the provisional ASCOF release in... See more
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18 Dec 2014 - 15:11

null New data on child obesity now available

The National Child Measurement Programme 2013-14 shows whether children in state schools in reception (aged four to five years) and year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years) are categorised as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese due to their body mass index (BMI). Analysis shows that in 2013-14, obesity prevalence among reception year children attending schools in the most deprived areas was... See more
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