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...
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.
Indicator 25/05/2021
We explore how the number of GP referrals has changed over time.
Indicator 25/05/2021
We explore how cancer survival varies by cancer type and how it compares across countries.
Indicator 25/05/2021
This indicator looks at breast, cervical and colorectal cancer mortality as indicators of the quality of cancer services.
Indicator 25/05/2021
We examine how long patients have to wait for a diagnostic test or procedure.