Data story 19/01/2021
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. This week, with new data showing that coronavirus infections rose more rapidly across the prisoner population in December than they did across the general population, Dr Miranda Davies and Eilís...
Data story 14/01/2021
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. Having looked at acute respiratory outbreak data as schools returned in September 2020, Elizabeth Fisher returns to the same issue today to look at the growth in outbreaks in schools and universi...
Press release 14/01/2021Nuffield Trust
Sarah Scobie responds to the latest monthly performance figures and weekly sit rep data from NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Blog post 14/01/2021Sarah Scobie
With another lockdown underway for most of the UK, Sarah Scobie answers some key questions on how mortality figures are collected and measured during the pandemic. This explainer was originally published last May, was updated again in October, and has now been updated further to reflect the latest d...
Blog post 12/01/2021Sarah ReedBilly Palmer
Long read: The Covid-19 vaccination campaign brings much hope, but it’s clear that for the foreseeable future we also very much need to control transmission. One key way to do so is effective self-isolation, but data suggests that adherence in the UK with self-isolation rules is l...
Press release 12/01/2021
Sarah Scobie responds to the weekly mortality stats from the Office for National Statistics for the week ending 1 January 2021.
Data story 23/12/2020
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. In our final chart of this year, we use Google Trends data to take a light-hearted look at what's been occupying us during 2020 – finding that the coronavirus has dominated our internet search...
Data story 17/12/2020
Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. This week Camille Oung and Lauren Elias look at the effects of the pandemic on disabled people and find, as in so many other cases, that previously existing inequalities are being exacerbated by...
Data story 16/12/2020
What does the rapid adoption of digital technology for delivering NHS care mean for patients?
Briefing 16/12/2020
This year’s QualityWatch animated scrolling data story explores the increased use of remote care in the NHS after the outbreak of Covid-19. This article explains the findings in more detail and discusses some of the implications...