Chart of the month Data visualisation of today’s most intriguing health and health care trends
Each month we shine a light on new topic by analysing the data and exploring the implications for those in health care policy and at the frontline.
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The public health grant has been increased but is still too low
March 2020 chart of the month. The 2020/21 public health grant allocations are a welcome increase,...
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Regional differences in health are large and growing
February 2020 chart of the month. There is a 18.6 year gap in male healthy life expectancy at birth...
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In deprived areas, patients referred for psychological therapy are less likely to receive treatment
January 2020 Chart of the month. Patients in deprived areas referred to IAPT services are less...
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How do manifesto pledges for health and social care spending stack up?
December 2019 chart of the month – General Election 2019 special. Our analysis explores how...
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Average annual costs per patient for the top 5% of patients are over 20 times higher than all other patients
October 2019 chart of the month. Our anaysis explores for the first time the distribution of both...
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People in the most deprived areas of England spend less time in good health
September 2019 chart of the month.
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Health spending as a share of GDP remains at lowest level in a decade
July 2019 chart of the month. UK spending on health stays flat as a percentage of GDP
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The UK spends less on capital in health care than other comparable countries
June 2019 chart of the month. As a share of GDP, the UK spends far less on capital in health care...
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Preventable deaths and deprivation
May 2019 chart of the month. The risk of preventable death is at least three times higher for people...
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Health service output has increased faster than nurse numbers this decade
April 2019 chart of the month. The divergence between growth in staff numbers and the amount being...
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Bed occupancy rates within STPs over winter
March 2019 chart of the month. Bed occupancy rates show variations across England this winter, but...
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Changes to the general practice workforce
February 2019 chart of the month. The overall number of nurses grew by 1.5% to 16,040 between...
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How has the productivity of UK health care changed between 1997 and 2016?
January 2019 Chart of the Month. Between 1997 and 2016, productivity across the UK NHS grew by 20%,...
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