Health Statistics User Group
Seminar on Making Use of Health Information
This is a half-day conference themed around using information for measuring the results of what we spend on the health service, and the dissemination of health information, and covering:
Using the results of health research - measuring resources, outputs,
outcomes - John Appleby (The King's Fund)
What we get for what we spend - application of health and healthcare
data - Aileen Simkins (UK Centre for Measuring Government Activity,
ONS)
The UK Statistics Agency's Publication Hub and Health Statistics - Jon Simmons (ONS)
When: 10.30 - 14.00, Wednesday 23rd July 2008, with optional career
discussions until 16.00
Where: Royal Statistical Society, Errol St., London
Cost (including lunch):
£ 30 for HSUG members (free membership - see HSUG web site
http://www.rss.org.uk/docs/HSUG%20membership%20database%20form.DOC
)
£40 for non members
Contact: Return booking forms (http://www.rss.org.uk/main.asp?page=2736)
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This session forms the final part of the HSUG New Health Information Users Conference, which is being held on 22nd and 23rd July, and attendance is included as part of the full conference fee.
However this half day session provides an update on some important current issues, and a more in-depth discussion of these issues, and so will be of interest for those who already have experience of the Health Information field, but are looking for a chance to deepen their understanding of key topics, including those who may have attended the previous New Health Information Users conference.
Separate booking is therefore available for this session for those who are not attending the full conference.
Topics to be covered include:
Using the results of health research: John Appleby, The King's Fund
It is five years since the 2002 Wanless review recommending increased funding for the NHS, and this talk will consider: Where are we now? What evidence is there of where resource has been used in the NHS? How do we measure inputs (money - cash and real) and resources (labour, or capital bought with the money) with the data currently available? Where can we measure outcomes as well outputs?
What we get for what we spend: application of health and healthcare data:
Aileen Simkins, ONS
The funding to the NHS has been increasing, and it is important to understand what we get for our money, and has value for money been increasing or decreasing? This talk will consider: How can we measure the outputs and inputs of the health service quantitatively? How can cost weighted activity indices be used to measure this?. What data sets are available, and how do we use them effectively? How do we measure quality of care? How do we cope with gaps in our data?
The UK Statistic's Agency's Publication Hub and Health Statistics, Jon Simmons, ONS
The project to modernize the ONS website is both important for all users of
health information, who may use the website to access data that they need, and also to all producers of health information, interested in the challenges of disseminating information to a wide spectrum of customers.
The ONS i-Dissemination programme has consulted with a large number of users to identify gaps, user needs, and wants, and to improve and promote access. This talk will give an overview of the new UK Statistic Agency's Publication Hub, with a special focus on Health Statistics.
There will be informal discussion groups after lunch with senior health information specialists on professional development and career pathways.
Participants include Neil Bendel (Manchester Joint Health Unit), Alison MacFarlane (City University), Margaret Eames (Public Health Intelligence), Deana Leadbeter (HSUG Chair / International Health Information Specialist), and Aileen Simkins (ONS)
(See attached file: Booking form HSUG Conf Jul08 V6.doc)(See attached file:
Flyer HSUG Jul08 Final Session V4.doc)
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