On 21 June 2022, the RSS
Official Statistics Section and
Health Statistics User Group (HSUG) organised the eleventh in a series of webinars on topics relating to collecting and reporting statistics for Covid-19, Social Care Statistics and now user access to health and care statistics. 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. This webinar focussed on user access to health and care statistics. The work of the English Health Statistics Steering Group (EHSSG) was highlighted – including the work of the Health and Care Statistics Theme Groups. These Theme Groups had been existence for some time, but many had not been very active during the pandemic and were being re-activated. The focus of the webinar was on disseminating, and getting feedback on, these initiatives which are aimed at facilitating collaborative working and improving access to statistics in different parts of the UK. A further meeting from a user perspective is planned for later in the year.
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
- Emma Sharland: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- Sarah Caul: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- Lucy Vickers: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Scott Wilson and Graham McGowan: Public Health Scotland
Rationale for this webinar
The aim for the webinar was to provide an opportunity for people involved in producing or using Health and Care statistics to share their experiences, explain current developments and exchange ideas, and for people using the statistics to pose questions and make comments.
The intended audience was people whose work involves producing and/or using data/statistics/information. The webinars are not usually intended for the general public. However, many of the people in the audience will be involved in making information available to the public and so the webinars will indirectly help in this respect.
As this is an area that is developing rapidly, the information presented here is likely to change over time and may not present the latest position
Further information
Author: Hira Naveed (vice chair, Official Statistics Section)