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29 Jul 2010
Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people
The NHS Information Centre has published 'Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2009'. This report contains results from an annual survey of secondary school pupils in years 7 to 11 (mostly aged 11 to 15). It presents information on the percentage of pupils who have ever smoked, tried alcohol or taken drugs. The report explores the attitudes and beliefs of school children towards smoking, drinking and drug use and where children obtain cigarettes, alcohol and drugs. Relationships between smoking, drinking and drug use are explored along with the links between smoking, drinking and drug use with other factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, previous truancy or exclusion
29 Jul 2010
Births and deaths statistics for 2009
The Office for National Statistics has published 'Births and deaths in England and Wales 2009'. The summary document provides links to tables containing births data (numbers of live births, fertility rates, percentage of births outside marriage, sex ratio, mean age of mother, area of usual residence of mother and country of birth of mother and father) and death registrations (death rates, cause of death data by sex and age and death registrations by area of residence).
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/bdths0710.pdf
More detailed data for births can be found at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14408
More detailed data for deaths can be found at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14409
29 Jul 2010
NHS White Paper documents
The Department of Health (DH) has published two further documents relating to the implementation of the NHS White Paper:
- Regulating healthcare providers - consultation This document further outlines proposals on foundation trusts and the establishment of Monitor as an independent economic regulator for health and adult social care. It seeks views on specific consultation questions. Closing date for comments is 11 October 2010.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_117782
- Report of the arms-length bodies review The DH has conducted a review of its arm’s-length bodies (ALBs). This report of the review sets out proposals for ALBs in the health and social care sector. These proposals form part of the cross-Government strategy to increase accountability and transparency, and to reduce the number and cost of quangos.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_117691
21 Jul 2010
Perinatal mortality
The Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) has published its 'Perinatal mortality 2008' report. The perinatal mortality rate in the UK continues to fall from 8.3 per 1,000 total births in 2000 to 7.5 per 1,000 in 2008; for the second consecutive year, the trend in the stillbirth rate since 2000 has shown a significant decrease, from 5.4 (2000) to 5.1 (2008) per 1,000 total births. The report includes recommendations which highlight areas requiring better clinical practice.
21 Jul 2010
Social Trends from ONS
Social Trends draws together social and economic data from a wide range of government departments and other organisations; it paints a broad picture of UK society today, and how it has been changing.
21 Jul 2010
Annual Abstract of Statistics - 2010
Contains statistics on the UK's economy, industry, society and demography presented in easy to read tables and backed up with explanatory notes and definitions. It covers, among others, the following areas: area; parliamentary elections; defence; population and vital statistics; education; labour market; expenditure and wealth; health; crime and justice; lifestyles; environment, housing; transport and communications; government finance; agriculture, fisheries and food; production; banking and insurance and service industry.
21 Jul 2010
Death registrations summary tables, England and Wales - 2009 (final)
ONS Data on death registrations in England and Wales 2009. They contain data for death rates, cause of death data by sex and age and death registrations by area of residence
21 Jul 2010
HIV infection
Health Protection Agency (HPA) scientists have found that HIV infections diagnosed in the over 50s have more than doubled over a period of seven years. The findings published online in the journal AIDS* and presented at the International AIDS conference in Vienna found that cases have risen from 299 new cases in 2000 to 710 new cases in 2007. Researchers from the HPA’s Centre for Infections reviewed all the reports of adults aged 15 and over who were newly diagnosed with HIV between 2000 and 2007, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
21 Jul 2010
MRSA and Clostridium difficile infection figures
The Health Protection Agency has published its annual figures on MRSA bloodstream infections and Clostridium difficile infections for England and Wales. There were a total of 1,898 cases of MRSA reported between April 2009 and March 2010, representing a 35% reduction in cases from the previous year when 2,935 cases were reported. In the same period, 25,604 cases of C. difficile were reported, representing a 29% reduction from the previous year when 36,095 cases were reported.
21 Jul 2010
Urological Cancer Hub
This new website from SWPHO, which includes Urological Cancer Profiles for England, was launched at the UKACR-NCIN conference in June. The website is aimed at professionals who need up-to-date data on urological cancer. Data are shown at Local Authority, Cancer Network and PCT levels. The website also provides information on current projects, factsheets and other resources available to support commissioning, treatment and services.
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