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  • The impact of updating cancer survival methodologies for sub-national estimates; Index of cancer survival for Clinical Commissioning Groups in England

    Methodology | Released on 24 November 2017

    A comparison of the new method applied in producing the index of cancer survival for Clinical Commissioning Groups compared with previous methods.

    Keywords: CCG, cancer survival, method Index, International Cancer Survival Standards, ICSS

  • Health expectancies QMI

    Methodology | Released on 25 October 2017

  • The impact of updating cancer survival methodologies for national estimates

    Methodology | Released on 12 June 2017

    A comparison of the new method applied in producing national cancer survival estimates in England compared to previous methods.

    Keywords: cancer, survival, methods, England

  • Method changes to life and health state expectancies

    Methodology | Released on 29 November 2016

    Report outlining the changes to life expectency, healthy life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy.

    Keywords: ageing, living longer and healthier

  • A Government Statistical Service perspective on official estimates of calorie consumption

    Methodology | Released on 8 August 2016

    The Behavioural Insight Team’s ‘Counting Calories’ report explains the apparent decrease in calorie intake over time by presenting evidence that calorie consumption is underestimated and also suggests that the degree of underestimation has increased over time. This article provides a GSS response to that report.

    Keywords: calorie consumption, obesity, LCF, living costs and food survey

  • Introduction to health accounts

    Methodology | Released on 12 May 2016

    This article explains what health accounts are and how they differ from the previous ONS analysis "Expenditure on Healthcare in the UK". UK Health Accounts will be published for the first time by ONS on 19 May 2016.

  • National Bereavement Survey (VOICES) QMI

    Methodology | Released on 22 April 2016

    The National Bereavement Survey (VOICES – Views of Informal Carers – Evaluation of Services) is an annual survey designed to look at the quality of end of life care.

    Keywords: end of life care, cause of death, place of death, care home, hospice

  • Cancer registration statistics QMI

    Methodology | Released on 23 February 2016

    Cancer Registration statistics present the number of new cancer registrations in England overall and in the different English regions.

    Keywords: sex, age, mortality, incidence

  • Life Opportunities Survey QMI

    Methodology | Released on 17 September 2013

    Data collection began in June 2009. of the total of 37,500 households sampled for Wave 1 approximately 33,900 households were eligible; the total of participating households was approximately 19,950. each wave of the survey spans 2 years.

    Keywords: disability, disabled

  • Gestation specific infant mortality in England and Wales QMI

    Methodology | Released on 13 July 2012

    Gestation specific infant mortality is based on our birth and infant data, which includes information from the NHS NN4B. This statistical bulletin reports the estimates for births and infant deaths by gestational age and ethnicity.

    Keywords: birthweight, ethnicity, socio economic, marital status, age of mother