Publications - Year - 2010

RMSO Annual Report

This is the twenty-seventh annual report produced by the RMSO. It presents data from 2008 (the most recent data available) along with partial activity information for 2009.

I2SARE Regional Health Profiles

The European project I2SARE (Health Inequalities Indicators in the Regions of Europe) was established to produce a health profile for each region of the European Union, to create a typology of those regions of Europe and a typology of sub-regional territories in selected countries and regions. These new tools produced by I2SARE will give European, national, regional and local decision makers a quick and concentrated overview about the health situation in region in comparison with other European regions.

Audit of Local Safeguarding Children's Boards in the North East - Parental Substance Misuse

This regional report is a follow-on from a national piece of work which was commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools & Families and the National Treatment Agency. The national work was an audit of all LSCBs across the UK, specifically exploring their work around parental substance misuse.

Feedback Form

Feedback form for completion for NEPHO publications.

Deaths from Alzheimer's disease, dementia and senility in England

Care homes will face particular challenges in responding to the inevitable rise in dementia, including Alzheimer's, a report suggests today.

The report, Deaths from Alzheimer's disease, dementia and senility in England, published by the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN), says commissioners and providers across adult health and social care will be faced with meeting the needs of more people dying with these conditions as the population ages. It confirms that, unlike other conditions, most people with dementia, including Alzheimer's, die in care homes.

Local Tobacco Control Profiles for England

These profiles provide a snapshot of the extent of tobacco use, tobacco related harm, and measures being taken to reduce this harm at a local level. These profiles have been designed to help local government and health services to assess the effect of tobacco use on their local populations. They will inform commissioning and planning decisions to tackle tobacco use and improve the health of local communities.

Link: Local Tobacco Control Profiles for England

NEPHO Publications

Table showing list of planned NEPHO reports and publications.

Dying to Know

A briefing produced by the Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) on how to interpret and investigate hospital mortality measures.

The Cervical Screening and Cancer e-Atlas

The Cervical Screening and Cancer e-Atlas is a new web-based analysis tool that gives instant access to current comparative cervical screening and cervical cancer data at local and national level.

Deaths in Older Adults in England

This report, the fourth published by the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, highlights the importance of understanding the differing needs of older adults at the end of life.

The National Child Measurement Programme: Findings from the North East of England for 2008/09

The report provides a detailed analysis of the National Child Measurement Programme data for all North East Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities.

Lung resection rates across the North of England Cancer Network

A report to give a summary of resection rates for lung cancer across the North of England Cancer Network. This report analyses the audit data and compares surgery rates with HYCCN and YCN and then the report also looks at performance within the network. The validity and completeness of the audit data is also discussed.

Obesity Prescribing Trends in the North East: 2010 update

Occasional Paper No 40 September 2010

2010 Regional Health Profiles

Regional Health Profiles show the data used in the 2010 local authority and county health profiles at a regional level and present further information for each region.

The Mental Health Minimum Data Set 2006/07 and 2007/08

The Mental Health Minimum Dataset (MHMDS) was introduced in April 2003, to collect detailed data on the mental health care received by individuals in England. Since that time, data have become available for secondary analysis in batches. Two years data, covering the NHS years 2006/7 and 2007/8 were made available to the Public Health Observatories in August 2009. An analysis of the substantive findings in these datasets was published by the NHS Information Centre. This paper provides an overview of a number of data quality issues emerging from the datasets. We reported on an overview of the data quality in the returns for 2004/5, here we review the issues in these more recent data.

Information for intelligent commissioning in NHS North East (Information bulletin #1)

A flyer to promote the types of resources and analyses that are available within NEPHO to support commissioning in the North East. This flyer is the first in what will be a series of such material. This flyer focuses on the QIPP agenda uses the examples of day case surgery rates, length of stay and multiple emergency admissions to quantify the financial impact that could be realised if there was a reduction in variation across NHS North East.

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - Year One Sites Data Review

A review of the first years work of the first wave of roll-out sites. The report covers the characteristics of people referred and receiving treatment, patterns of treatment and outcomes. It gives both overall and site-by-site analyses (although individual sites are not identified.

A review of alcohol services for offenders in the North East region

A review of current provision for alcohol users within the criminal justice system in the North East region was commissioned by the Health and Social Care in Criminal Justice (NE) as part of a wider piece of regional work that explores the alcohol offender pathways within the North East region. The aim of the review was to map and explore the provision that is currently in place for offenders within the 12 localities. The mapping exercise also explored the pathways and partnership working between agencies, which are a key aspect of delivering a seamless journey for the offender and delivering a continuum of care. This report provides a ‘snapshot’ of the work currently being undertaken within the region and also provides an overview of some of the work that is currently in development. The overarching aims of the review included developing an understanding of the key strengths of the provision available and its situation within the overall care pathway. In addition consideration was given to those areas of weaknesses, which if strengthened would improve the outcomes for service users.

Northern Diabetes in Pregnancy Survey (NorDIP): Regional and unit-based audit analysis 2005-2007

The Northern Diabetes in Pregnancy Survey (NorDIP) is an on-going survey of all pregnancies in women with pre-gestational diabetes within the Northern region (Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Tees Valley and the northern part of Cumbria). The aim of the survey is to monitor outcomes of pregnancy and to compare care against agreed standards. Details of NorDIP and the standards of care used for this audit are available at www.nepho.org.uk/rmso

Mental Wellbeing Atlas and prototype work on an index

This page contains a set of reports about mental wellbeing. There is an atlas of regional and local authority level maps of factors that influence mental health and wellbeing to help to inform Joint Strategic Needs Assessments. There is a report of short project to develop a prototype index of factors influencing mental wellbeing together with the underlying data in a spreadsheet. Finally there is a presentation of maps using regional data.

Monitoring maternal and child health in the North East and North Cumbria

The Regional Maternity Office (RMSO) manages a number of linked surveys relating to pregnancy and child health for the North East and North Cumbria.

Use of mental health services by minority ethnic groups in England

Over the last decade, four new types of mental health care have been introduced in the English NHS. This study examines how far these have been used in the care of minority ethnic groups.

Better information, better decisions, better health

The Health Service Journal published a supplement looking at ten years of public health observatories.