Dear Mark Review of statistics on COVID-19 vaccinations published by NHS England In January 2021, I wrote to statistics producers in all administrations of the UK, commending the speed of work on obtaining initial vaccination statistics and asking for more detailed data. There is significant public interest in data on the vaccination programme and I […]
Dear Mark, CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) DAILY DEATHS I am writing to endorse the approach you have taken to develop the daily deaths statistics that NHS England has published in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The statistics report on the deaths of patients who have died in hospitals in England and had either tested positive for […]
Dear Mark, Today, we have published the finding from our review of Adult Social Care statistics in England. The need for good data to support delivery of adult social care should not be underestimated. While there is rightly a focus on delivery of social care, a scarcity of funding has led to under investment in […]
Ed Humpherson writes to Mark Svenson on statements regarding additional funding for the NHS, 24 September 2019.
Dear Mark Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the concerns raised by the Health Service Journal about comments made at NHS England and Improvement’s joint Board meeting on 28 March about winter performance in NHS hospitals in England. It has been reported that coding issues with same day emergency care (SDEC) patients were cited […]