Data story 17/06/2021
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. With growing pressure on urgent care services, Jenny Davies assesses the progress of a model first piloted last year where patients recommended to go to A&E are given a booked time slot to attend...
Data story 11/06/2021
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. A year since the launch of NHS Test and Trace, Billy Palmer takes a closer look at the performance of the programme in its first 12 months.
Latest data 10/06/2021Jenny Davies
Our monthly round-up of the latest NHS performance data.
Press release 10/06/2021
Deputy Director of Research Dr Sarah Scobie responds to the latest NHS performance statistics.
Report 07/06/2021Sarah ScobieJonathan SpencerVeena Raleigh
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted ethnic disparities in health care and outcomes in England, but data on the ethnicities of patients remains poor. This report looks at the quality and consistency of ethnicity coding within health datasets and calls on NHS England to provide new guidance for heal...
Press release 07/06/2021
A report from the Nuffield Trust supported by the NHS Race and Health Observatory, warns that poor data about ethnicity has obscured the true extent of ethnic disparities in the impact of Covid-19.
Blog post 04/06/2021Mark DayanProf. Deirdre Heenan
The waiting list for planned admission to hospital or a first outpatient appointment in Northern Ireland has reached almost 450,000, equivalent to almost a quarter of the population. Deirdre Heenan and Mark Dayan set out seven points of action for tackling the growing waiting list. This blog was ori...
Blog post 27/05/2021Jenny Davies
We look at changes in activity in cancer services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Data story 27/05/2021
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. With the pandemic having had a significant impact on cancer services, in this week’s chart Jenny Davies looks at how the numbers of cancer diagnoses have changed since last March.