Further to my earlier email, we now have a conference organiser, Sylvia Westrup,
who can take your booking. Her contact details are below. APOLOGIES for crossposting


Health Statistics Users Group Conference
Thursday May 1
Oliver Thompson Lecture Theatre, City University, Northampton Square EC1

Maternity statistics  a mayday call?


At a time when many changes are taking place in maternity statistics
through out the United Kingdom, the Health Statistics Users Group is
organising a conference on the subject. The day will give people involved
in producing and using statistical information about maternity care an
opportunity to get up to date with recent developments and discuss what is
needed for the future.


The day will start with updates on developments in the way information
about maternity care is compiled at a national level in each of the four
countries of the United Kingdom and on progress with the review of birth
and death registration in England and Wales. It will go on to look at the
information needs for policy developments, including the National Service
Framework and changes in confidential enquiries into infant and maternal
deaths. The final session will consider whether there are unmet needs, for
example in providing the information needed to inform service users and
producing statistics about normal births.


A full programme and list of speakers will be available shortly. Speakers
confirmed so far include Nirupa Dattani from the Office for National Statistics,
 Lesz Lancucki from the Department of Health, Jim Chalmers from ISD,
Scotland, Martin Machran from the NHS Information Authority, Miranda
 Dodwell from BirthChoiceUK and Soo Downes from the University of
Central Lancashire.


For booking form and further details please contact the Conference
Organiser Sylvia Westrup at [log in to unmask]

We are inviting offers of poster displays of projects related to
maternity information from NHS, voluntary and academic
organisations. If you are interested in submitting a
poster please email an abstract of up to 200 words to
[log in to unmask] by March 14.  Successful applicants
will be notified by April 1st.


There will also some space for commercial organisations to display
software and maternity information systems, with a charge,
dependent on requirements. Please email your requirements to
[log in to unmask] by April 1.


PLEASE CIRCULATE THESE DETAILS TO YOUR COLLEAGUES

Sylvia Westrup
HSUG Conference Organiser
[log in to unmask]
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Alison Macfarlane
St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery
20 Bartholomew Close
West Smithfield                Tel 0207 040 5832
London EC1A 7QN                Email [log in to unmask]
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Alison Macfarlane
St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery
20 Bartholomew Close
West Smithfield                Tel 0207 040 5832
London EC1A 7QN                Email [log in to unmask]
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