Preparing for another pandemic requires learning from the last one. Emma Rourke reflects on two recent events that have highlighted the importance of collaboration between statistical offices and public health institutions.
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We are launching a new phase of work towards developing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity data collection. Here…
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If, and when, there is another pandemic, being prepared is the best way to ensure the right response is taken….
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Nearly 9 million working-age people in the UK were not working or looking for work – that is, economically inactive – from May to July 2023. This figure includes more than 2.5 million people inactive due to long-term sickness, an increase of half-a-million people since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Emma Rourke explains how linked, population-level data can improve our understanding of the interplay between health and work, with the goal of improving the wellbeing of individuals and the economy.
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Net migration to the UK has been running at record levels. Driven by a rise in people coming for work, increasing numbers of students and world events, the patterns of migration have changed with more arrivals from outside of the EU than in the previous decade. Emma Rourke explains how the ONS is interpreting these behavioural changes, how they feed into the latest data and the implications for other population statistics.
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