Today the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published a follow-up to our review of mental health statistics in England, initially published in September 2020. This short report updates on the progress made by statistics producers and summarises what we would like to happen next to ensure that mental health statistics in England continue to […]
On 20 January 2023 OSR responded to concerns raised with us regarding Deaths by Vaccination Status statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Our response clearly states that extensive analyses of vaccine effectiveness are available in the weekly COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report, published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This covers a range of […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today published its second report on the remarkable work by producers of health and social care statistics to meet the increased public demand for data and statistics during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the vital role that data and statistics play in our society and their ability […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation has undertaken a review of statistics from the Office for National Statistics’ COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS), which remain of high value to governments and the public. Today we have written to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to commend its work on the survey, and commitment to the Code of […]
There has been considerable coverage of a Freedom of Information response published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It shows death registrations for 2020 and 2021 (provisional) that were due to COVID-19 and were recorded without any pre-existing conditions, in England and Wales. These figures have been available in ONS outputs but have seen increased attention following their use in response to the question posed to ONS. This adds to an already […]
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has today published its report: Improving health and social care statistics: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for health and social care statistics to command public confidence and enhance public understanding. This supports individuals to make informed decisions and hold their governments to […]
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has written to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) following a review of its NHS Test and Trace (England) statistics and NHS COVID-19 app statistics. Statistics about the Test and Trace programme are a vital source of information that support public understanding of the pandemic and the government response to it. […]
Yesterday Sir David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority wrote to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) in response to its request for evidence for its Data transparency and accountability: COVID-19 inquiry. Sir David Norgrove’s letter included an annex from the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) responding to the committee’s questions. The […]
We continue to be impressed by the pace at which organisations have adapted their data collection and dissemination processes to provide necessary information on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting various aspects of our lives. The move from face-to-face surveys to telephone surveys has created real challenges for the production of key economic indicators such […]
In many cases, data on hospital capacity and occupancy are not easy to find or interpret. To help users, we’ve examined a range of outputs to see if we can answer some straightforward questions that we have been asked about. We’ve summarised the position for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and provided some links to more published data. Why are data on NHS hospital capacity and […]
