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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
#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 …
Last week was the annual scientific conference of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) at the BT Convention Centre in Liverpool, showcasing the latest basic, translational and clinical cancer research, with over 1,500 delegates. It was significant to see the …
We're used to dealing with large numbers in public health: thousands of people, billions of pounds and terabytes of data. Historically these have been processed and interpreted by analysts into reports but now we are witnessing an increasing demand for …
Digital services use technology to connect people with data and information. Both the digital and data science teams at Public Health England are adopting digital methods to make public health data more accessible and easy to interpret. User needs research …
Whichever way you look at it, data around vaccines is both fascinating and inspiring. Immunisation programmes are one of the world’s public health triumphs with many millions of lives saved since the first vaccines were introduced. In this blog we …
