Publications - Year - 2007
December 2007
RMSO Annual Report 2006
With final 2005 and provisional 2006 data.
Cancer Reform Strategy
The Cancer Reform Strategy builds on the progress made since the publication of the NHS Cancer Plan in 2000 and sets a clear direction for cancer services for the next five years. It shows how by 2012 our cancer services can and should become among the best in the world.
November 2007
October 2007
North East Pilot BMI study report
This report describes research on the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
September 2007
NDTMS Annual Report 2006
The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) is a system that collects data on problem drug users in treatment and is designed predominantly to monitor services. This paper reports on information held in the NDTMS database for the years 2004/05 and 2005/06. During 2005/06 about 9000 people were treated in about 125 agencies.
Cancer Peer Review Report
This report should be read as an overall assessment of the Registry and its functions as they were at the time of the Peer Review visit. There are two main parts to the report section, a quantitative representation of compliance with the Measures and a qualitative commentary which addresses wider issues and identifies concerns and risks, issues for further consideration and examples of good practice. We are grateful for provision
August 2007
Indications of Public Health in the English Regions - No. 8: Alcohol 2007
The North East has some of the greatest problems in the country because of links between many drink-related problems and deprivation, according to figures published today
July 2007
Young people's health verdict for their peers - How healthy are children and young people in England?
How healthy are children and young people in England?
June 2007
Indications of Public Health in the English Regions 7: Mental Health North East Regional Summary
This regional summary outlines the main findings of the national report, Indications of Public Health in the English Regions 7: Mental Health and compares the North East's position to that of England across the full set of indicators
Indications of Public Health In the English Regions 7 - Mental Health
This report is the seventh in the series "Indications of Public Health in the English Regions" commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer. It has been produced by the Association of Public Health Observatories, led by the North East Public Health Observatory.
Informing Healthier Choices: information and intelligence for healthy populations
One of the commitments given in the Choosing Health white paper was to develop and implement a comprehensive public health information and intelligence strategy. This work was led by a specially constituted Task Force and informed by extensive public and professional consultation conducted in 2006.
May 2007
April 2007
Housing for health? A screening Health Impact Assessment of the consultation draft of the Regional Housing Strategy
The North East Assembly, as the lead partner for the North East Regional Housing Board is developing an updated Regional Housing Strategy (RHS) to replace the existing strategy produced in 2005. A group of individuals with a range of skills and backgrounds, including public health and housing screened the consultation draft of the Strategy for potential health and inequality impact in March 2007.
Occasional Paper No. 26 - A Monitoring Framework for Regional Tobacco Control in the North East
The framework is de-signed to be used as a routine mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the work of SFNE.
March 2007
Northumberland Care Trust Director of Public Health Annual Report 2005-2006
In the Annual Report for 2005-2006, Mike Lavender describes the importance of partnership working for the improvement of health. He uses examples of working with young people, older people, clinical networks, disease prevention and working through Local Area Agreements (LAAs) to illustrate this for 2005-2006.
RMSO Newsletter - February 2007
Topical information about the Regional Maternity Survey Office.
RMSO 2005 Annual Report
Provisional data for 2005 and final data for 2004.
January 2007
Health Inequalities Intervention Tool
We have pleasure in presenting the "Health Inequalities Intervention Tool" developed by the Association of Public Health Observatories and the Department of Health.
