The European health report 2015

"The gaps between the highest and lowest values reported in the Region for the Health 2020 indicators linked to social determinants of health – infant mortality, life expectancy, primary school enrolment and unemployment – have shrunk, but the absolute differences between countries remain large."

The European health report 2015: Targets and beyond - reaching new frontiers in evidence
WHO Regional Office for Europe
October 2015

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The European health report 2015

"The gaps between the highest and lowest reported values for the Health 2020 indicators linked to the social determinants of health –  infant mortality, life expectancy, primary school enrolment and unemployment – have shrunk. Preliminary data suggest that this positive trend has continued since 2010, although absolute differences between countries remain large."

The European health report 2015: Targets and beyond - reaching new frontiers in evidence
World Health Organization
September 2015

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Mapping between different commissioners of healthcare

"This paper sets out how we created look-up files to map between different commissioning geographies. This enabled us, for example, to estimate overall health funding at an area-level despite the different geographical bases of the various commissioners."

Mapping between different commissioners of healthcare
Audit insights: Health
National Audit Office
March 2015

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Dental commissioning statistics

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end of each quarter, for the proceeding 12 months. Access the statistics here.

National report of the National Hip Fracture Database

"While the challenges of improving post-acute care are recognised as substantial, greatly improving its documentation will provide a basis for comparisons that will be of interest not only to patients and their carers, but to acute and post-acute clinical teams, and to agencies commissioning hip fracture care – agencies which are likely to value cost-effectiveness, especially when it is linked to higher quality care....This Supplement to the National Hip Fracture Database 2012 National Report extends the findings of that Report and should be read in conjunction with it."

The National Hip Fracture Database National Report 2012 - supplement
National Hip Fracture Database
March 2013

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Creating the evidence to support revalidation

"The aim of this project was to assess the value of Hospital Episode Statistics data for the purpose of revalidation."

Hospital episode statistics and revalidation: creating the evidence to support revalidation
A Johal, D Cromwell, J van der Meulen
Royal College of Surgeons, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
January 2013

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Delivering the NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN 2013/14

"The data from the NHS Safety Thermometer is powerful because it allows us, over time, to establish a baseline against which we can track improvement."

Delivering the NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN 2013/14
NHS Harm Free Care
December 2012

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Healthcare across the UK

"This report identifies key trends and variations in the delivery of healthcare across the four nations of the UK, and highlights where further examination may help determine those practices that could deliver better value for money."

Healthcare across the UK: a comparison of the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
National Audit Office
June 2012

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Analysis of hospital activity by day of the week

"Our analysis has revealed a discernible pattern in hospital activity. We found that across emergency patients; elective patients; maternity and births; procedures and diagnostics there was significantly lower activity at the weekend."

Insight report: The weekly pulse: Analysis of hospital activity by day of the week
P Robinson
CHKS
June 2012


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Long term conditions compendium of information

"This is the third compendium of information on long term conditions (LTCs) which aims to provide the most up to date data together with a range of case study examples of excellence and innovation from across the country."

Long term conditions compendium of information: third edition
Department of Health
May 2012

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Taking the pulse: attitudes to the health service

"Satisfaction with the NHS overall is at its highest ever level, though the picture in relation to specific services is more mixed." These are the findings of the NatCen Social Research survey into British Social Attitudes.

British Social Attitudes Survey 28
Elizabeth Clery
NatCen Social Research
2011

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Health datasets for economists

"This Compendium of Health Datasets for Economists (ICoHDE) provides the largest collection of English specific datasets available for researchers interested in the field of economics of health and health care."


The interactive compendium of health datasets for economists
University of Oxford
2011

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Hospital Episode Statistics

"This document recognises that clinicians have to take ownership of clinical data."

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES): Improving the quality and value of hospital data
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, The Information Centre for Health and Social Care
May 2011

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