Dear Chris, Supporting appropriate use of gambling-related harms evidence review I wrote to colleagues in the Department for Health and Social Care in September 2024 regarding a case raised with the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) about the 2023 report ‘The economic and social cost of harms associated with gambling in England’ by the Office […]
Dear Andrea, Temporary suspension of accredited official statistics: adult social care activity statistics Thank you for your letter regarding accredited official statistics in the Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report (ASC-FR) publication. As you explain, these statistics have recently moved from NHS England to the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), and you […]
Dear Ed, Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report I am writing to request the suspension of the official statistics accreditation for the ‘Activity’ component of the Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report (ASC-FR). The publication is moving across to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) from NHS England in October 2025. […]
Dear Chris and Andrea, Data on NHS app I am writing following concerns over the use of data in two recent press releases relating to the new NHS app and the benefits realised as part of its rollout. The first press release, Major NHS App expansion cuts waiting times, was published by the Department of […]
Dear Lucy, Statistics from the Adult Oral Health Survey in England Thank you for inviting OSR to carry out an independent review of the suite of statistics from the Adult Oral Health Survey (AOHS) in England, following the transfer of publishing responsibility from NHS Digital to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), within […]
We recently completed our compliance check of the Department for Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) Adult Substance Misuse Treatment statistics against the Code of Practice for Statistics. The statistics are published in a provisional monthly release supplemented with an annual report the following year. The statistics were designated as National Statistics in 2015 and provide […]
Dear Chris, Measures to support transparency Thank you for taking the time to talk to us about our concerns regarding use of unpublished data related to Omicron in public statements. It was good to hear about the work that analysts in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and other health bodies are doing […]
Dear Lucy, Rapid Review of Monthly Adult Social Care statistics for England As you are aware, we recently undertook a review of the Monthly Adult Social Care statistics for England, published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). This letter summarises our findings and outlines our recommendations for further improvement to enhance compliance […]
Dear Lucy Review of NHS Test and Trace (England) and NHS COVID-19 app statistics As you are aware, we recently undertook a review of the NHS Test and Trace (England) statistics and NHS COVID-19 app statistics published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). A summary of our findings and recommendations is provided […]
Dear Colleagues Statistics on COVID-19 vaccinations Transparent statistics about COVID-19 vaccinations are important to support delivery of the vaccination programme and understanding of the pandemic. These statistics are also subject to high levels of public interest. It is testament to the hard work of you and your colleagues that such detailed and timely statistics are […]