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Where: Royal Statistical Society, Errol St., London When: Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd July 2008 Time: 11:00 am on 22nd July to approx 15:00 on 23rd July (timings to be confirmed) Cost: Both days: £90 (members) £120 (non members), Final session only £30 Overnight accommodation on 22nd July will be available to conference participants at a very reasonable rate at London School of Economics Carr-Saunders Hall, near Oxford St. Following the success of last year's New Health Information Specialists Conference, the Health Statistics User Group (HSUG) are organising a second event this summer. This year's conference will take place over two days, enabling some new topics to be covered in the final session, and greater opportunities for networking. There will also be an evening social event on 22nd July to facilitate even more networking. Delegates will have the choice to attend either the full conference or just the final session. This conference will be of interest to all who are new to working with health information, or health statistics, and brings together experts in health information from the Department of Health, NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Office for National Statistics, General Register Office for Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, as well as other special health agencies. Topics will include: 1. An introduction to the structure of the NHS in the UK and how it is funded 2. How Government health information strategies are decided and monitored, at national and local level, highlighting the different approaches between countries. 3. How health data are collected and held by different organisations (including health activity data, births and deaths registrations data, surveys and registers) 4. How users of health information can access the various sources of data, and what factors need to be taken into account when using the information If you want to 'fast track' your understanding of these health organisations, how they fit together, and what information you can access, or if you want to understand more about areas of health information outside your own, then you will gain a lot from attending this conference. This is also an opportunity for you to meet others working in Health Information from across the UK, allowing you to build your own network of contacts. Further information about the conference programme and how to make a booking will be made available on the HSUG web site ( www.hsug.org.uk ) from early May:. If you want to register an interest at this pre-booking stage, you can e-mail HSUG at [log in to unmask] or Genevieve Groom [log in to unmask] Target audience: 1) People recently qualified who are looking for a career in, or have recently started working in, health information / health statistics in the public sector 2) People who have been working in the statistical / information area for some time, but who have only recently started working in the health field 3) People who have been working in the health statistics / health information field for some time, but only in one specific area, and who would like to gain a broader understanding of the whole field - either to help in their current job or because they want to move into a different health area. Alison Macfarlane Department of Midwifery City University 20 Bartholomew Close London EC1A 7QN Phone (0) (44) 207 040 5832 Fax (0) (44) 207 040 5866? Email [log in to unmask]