Health | National Statistical

Driving forward improvements to health and social care statistics

Greg Ceely
November 21, 2024

Categories: Data, Disability, Health, ONS, Wellbeing

From December 2023 to March 2024, the ONS with our partners in health statistics jointly ran the health and social care statistical outputs consultation. The aim was to gather valuable user feedback, to help shape health and social care data in the future. The consultation looked at the health statistical system as a whole and invited comments on outputs published by key health data producers. As the results of the consultation are published, Greg Ceely explains how this feedback will drive improvements to our health statistics.

Building a picture of climate impacts on health

Myer Glickman
November 12, 2024

Categories: Data, Environment, Health, International, ONS, Wellbeing

In February 2022, ONS began a four-year project, funded by Wellcome, to develop the first set of official metrics to measure the impact of climate change on health. This will unlock a wealth of new insight, giving countries greater ability to plan services and policies in the face of a range of climate health challenges. As the ONS publishes details of this new statistical framework, Myer Glickman explains the next steps in this important work.

Building a better understanding of UK health data

Michelle Waters
August 23, 2024

Categories: Data, Health, ONS, Wellbeing

We’ve previously outlined our work with the devolved governments and health bodies to bring together the different sources of health data from across the UK – to improve their value and enhance understanding. As we publish the final piece in this phase of work, Michelle Waters summarises our findings and explores what’s next. 

Exploring findings from the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study

James Tucker
April 25, 2024

Categories: Coronavirus, Data, Health, ONS, Population

In November 2023 ONS and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launched the Winter COVID-19 Infection Study (Winter CIS) to gather vital data on levels of the virus in the colder months.

James Tucker explores some of the findings and takes a deeper look at what they can tell us about ongoing symptoms and risk factors.

Our changing population is there for all to see

Rich Pereira
April 12, 2024

Categories: Education, Health, migration, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Population, Wellbeing

From finishing studies to entering the workforce, from getting married to earning the most money – everyone’s journey through adulthood is different. However, we can use a range of data to explore when key events in life are most likely to happen. Rich Pereira looks at how these milestones of adulthood have changed over the past decade and how society is shifting.