On 23 March 2022, the RSS
Official Statistics Section and
Health Statistics User Group (HSUG) organised the ninth in a series of webinars on topics relating to collecting and reporting statistics for Covid-19. The focus of these webinars is on sharing experiences and discussing approaches to the methods being used in the UK to produce the statistics for each of these topics. The topic for this webinar was 'Statistical initiatives going on at a local level'. The intended audience were those whose work involves producing or using these insights.
Alison Macfarlane, chair of the RSS Official Statistics Section, welcomed everyone and thanked the speakers and organisers before handing over to Deana Leadbeter, chair of HSUG, who outlined the plan for the webinar. Deana also defined the aim of these webinars is to learn and work together for collaborative improvement.
Speakers
- Vahe Nafilyan – Statistician at ONS and Research Fellow at LSHTM (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
- Ronan Lyons - Professor of Public Health at Swansea University
- Tom Hennell - Principal Public Health Intelligence Analyst, Local Knowledge and Intelligence Service North West, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
- Dr Jos IJpelaar: Researcher at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) Administrative Research Unit
- Emma Sharland -Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Rationale for this webinar
The aim of this webinar is to present and discuss the work that has been carried out across the 4 Nations on mortality relating to COVID-19. This is a suitable time to do this, now we can look back over data during the different stages of the pandemic. This webinar will look at mortality overall – including deaths higher than expected and also deaths lower than expected for any cause, not just those classified as deaths directly due to COVID. The presentations will also consider factors affecting mortality, including deaths by age, by socioeconomic category, by occupation, by ethnicity and by geography, and the relationship between these factors.
Further information
Author: Hira Naveed (vice chair, Official Statistics Section)