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Mental health statistics across the UK: What we know so far and what’s next
OSR Regulator for our Health domain, Sarah looks at mental health statistics across the UK, with OSR's findings so far…
Demand on the NHS is a poor proxy for understanding the UK’s health
In this blog, Ed Humpherson discusses that while NHS performance statistics are important, they are a poor proxy for the…
The 6th Winner of the Statistical Excellence Award for Trustworthiness, Quality and Value is Announced
We are proud to announce that the 2025 Statistical Excellence Award for Trustworthiness, Quality and Value is awarded to Mental…
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View all correspondence posts about HealthRob Kent-Smith to Andrea Prophet: Compliance review of abortion statistics for England and Wales
Dear Andrea, We have completed a compliance review of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s abortion statistics for England and Wales against the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics. The review considered whether these statistics continue to meet the standards of Trustworthiness, Quality and…
Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Chris Roebuck: Compliance review of NHS England’s Referral to Treatment (RTT) statistics
Dear Chris, Siobhan Tuohy-Smith to Chris Roebuck: Compliance review of NHS England’s Referral to Treatment (RTT) statistics We have completed a compliance review of NHS England’s Referral to Treatment (RTT) statistics against the standards of the Code of Practice for…
Ed Humpherson to Scott Heald: Temporary suspension of accreditation: Breast Cancer Screening Statistics and Scottish Health Costs
Dear Scott, Thank you for your letter of 24 February outlining the data quality issues affecting Public Health Scotland’s breast cancer screening statistics and Scottish Health Services Costs (or “Costs Book”) publication. Given the issues you have described, I agree…
Scott Heald to Ed Humpherson: Inpatient, day case and outpatient stage of treatment compliance review: PHS Actions
Dear Siobhan, Thank you for carrying out the helpful compliance review of the PHS Stage of Treatment statistics. I was delighted that these statistics retained the accredited official statistics status following my team’s work to develop their trustworthiness, value and…