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What’s new in the June 2019 Local Health update?
This blog looks at the latest update to our Local Health platform, which presents indicators for small areas.
Data blog
From data to decisions: Building blocks for population health intelligence systems
Find out why PHE is developing a framework to draw attention to the skills, knowledge and system enablers that are required to support a data-to-decisions journey.
How local Global Burden of Disease data can help shift the focus for the NHS
Most of us want to live in good health for as long as possible; but while people are generally living longer, outcomes still vary hugely across the country as disturbing inequalities persist. PHE has been centrally involved in a new analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study, published today in The Lancet, which we explain the significance of in this blog.
Introducing Public Health England's new Evidence Synthesis series
PHE's evidence syntheses series aims to produce a rapid response to often complex public health questions where there is no existing evidence. Find out more about how this new product can support public health decision-making.
What’s new in the August PHOF update?
This is the latest in a series of blogs summarising what we learn each time we update the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF). The PHOF sets out a vision for public health, desired outcomes and the indicators that will help …
An introduction to the Public Health Dashboard
This blog accompanies the official release of the Public Health Dashboard and is intended to serve as an introduction to the tool. What is the Public Health Dashboard? The purpose of the Public Health Dashboard (PHD) is to support local …
Enabling local authorities to make the best spending decisions
PHE's Spend and Outcome Tool allows users to see how much is being spent and the impact it is having on relevant outcomes, meaning they can compare across public health programmes, and compare these data against other local authorities.
From event to indicator - collecting and using data in our Public Health Outcomes Framework
We are often asked why the data we publish in the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) webtool is not current. For example, in early 2018, why is 2015 the latest data we have available on under 18 conceptions and 2016 …
What’s new in the February PHOF update?
This is the latest in a series of blogs summarising what we learn each time we update the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF). The PHOF sets out a vision for public health, desired outcomes and the indicators that will help us …
Making sense of data: a challenge and a responsibility
#PHEDataWeek has been running across our social media channels this week. It has been a great opportunity for us to talk about what data means to us and try and help people understand just how important it is to our …