Health and social care statistical outputs
- From:
- Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, Office for National Statistics, UK Health Security Agency and NHS Business Services Authority
- Published
- 12 December 2023
- Last updated
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Detail of outcome
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Office for National Statistics (ONS) and NHS England (NHSE) are making changes to statistical products to move towards an improved, more coherent and efficient health and social care statistical landscape.
Additionally, we are ensuring that the resources are deployed in producing statistics for maximum possible benefit.
This response sets out the changes we are making to products, including:
- merging and rationalising products to reduce duplication and improve the user experience
- changing the frequency of products
- changing the scope and/or volume of products
- reducing commentary where appropriate (with no reduction in metadata or important information needed to understand and interpret the data)
- reviewing products, with the aim of improving the quality of these
We will continue to engage with users and review and evolve our statistical products to meet priorities.
Read the health and social care statistical outputs consultation: follow-up for updates we have made since the response was published.
Original consultation
Summary
We are seeking views on health and social care statistical outputs published by DHSC (including OHID), NHSBSA, UKHSA, ONS and NHS England.
This consultation ran from
to
Consultation description
We would normally have responded to this consultation within 12 weeks but due to the pre-election period we are delaying this.
We are seeking views on possible changes to the health and social care statistical products published by the:
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
- NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- NHS England (NHSE)
We are also seeking an understanding of how clear and valuable users find the current statistical system.
All types of users are encouraged to respond to this consultation - whether in academia, government, the local or national healthcare system or industry, or as interested members of the public.
We are interested in understanding both the user needs of individuals and groups that we may not typically frequently engage with, and our regular users.
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2025-12-05 14:59
Added a link to the follow-up document in the ‘Detail of outcome’ section.
2024-11-21 10:30
Added the consultation response.
2024-05-29 15:48
Added note about the delay to interim response due to pre-election period.
2023-12-13 14:38
Corrected the listing for ‘Summary hospital-level mortality indicator (SHMI)’ in the Mortality section as there is no current proposal to change its frequency or content.
2023-12-12 11:00
First published.
Detail of outcome
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Office for National Statistics (ONS) and NHS England (NHSE) are making changes to statistical products to move towards an improved, more coherent and efficient health and social care statistical landscape.
Additionally, we are ensuring that the resources are deployed in producing statistics for maximum possible benefit.
This response sets out the changes we are making to products, including:
- merging and rationalising products to reduce duplication and improve the user experience
- changing the frequency of products
- changing the scope and/or volume of products
- reducing commentary where appropriate (with no reduction in metadata or important information needed to understand and interpret the data)
- reviewing products, with the aim of improving the quality of these
We will continue to engage with users and review and evolve our statistical products to meet priorities.
Read the health and social care statistical outputs consultation: follow-up for updates we have made since the response was published.
Original consultation
Original consultation
Summary
We are seeking views on health and social care statistical outputs published by DHSC (including OHID), NHSBSA, UKHSA, ONS and NHS England.
This consultation ran from
to
Summary
We are seeking views on health and social care statistical outputs published by DHSC (including OHID), NHSBSA, UKHSA, ONS and NHS England.
This consultation ran from
to
Consultation description
We would normally have responded to this consultation within 12 weeks but due to the pre-election period we are delaying this.
We are seeking views on possible changes to the health and social care statistical products published by the:
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
- NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- NHS England (NHSE)
We are also seeking an understanding of how clear and valuable users find the current statistical system.
All types of users are encouraged to respond to this consultation - whether in academia, government, the local or national healthcare system or industry, or as interested members of the public.
We are interested in understanding both the user needs of individuals and groups that we may not typically frequently engage with, and our regular users.
Documents
Consultation description
We would normally have responded to this consultation within 12 weeks but due to the pre-election period we are delaying this.
We are seeking views on possible changes to the health and social care statistical products published by the:
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
- NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA)
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- NHS England (NHSE)
We are also seeking an understanding of how clear and valuable users find the current statistical system.
All types of users are encouraged to respond to this consultation - whether in academia, government, the local or national healthcare system or industry, or as interested members of the public.
We are interested in understanding both the user needs of individuals and groups that we may not typically frequently engage with, and our regular users.
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Update history
2025-12-05 14:59
Added a link to the follow-up document in the ‘Detail of outcome’ section.
2024-11-21 10:30
Added the consultation response.
2024-05-29 15:48
Added note about the delay to interim response due to pre-election period.
2023-12-13 14:38
Corrected the listing for ‘Summary hospital-level mortality indicator (SHMI)’ in the Mortality section as there is no current proposal to change its frequency or content.
2023-12-12 11:00
First published.