The NHS IC is currently running a 12 week Lifestyles Surveys Consultation

If you are aware of any colleagues or contacts that may be able to contribute to this consultation, please forward this email onto them. If you are no longer involved in the Lifestyles surveys, we would be grateful if you could advise us of the new contact's email address so we can update our contact details.

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Dear colleague,

As you will be aware, the NHS Information Centre (IC) publishes the following Lifestyles survey publications:

The findings are used to provide an insight into the health and behaviour of people in England. The longevity of the surveys also enables changing trends to be studied over time. They can be used to help decision makers improve policies and services and ultimately improve the health of population in this country.

The NHS IC has launched a public consultation on the Lifestyles surveys with the following aims:

to engage with the users of the surveys to develop a more complete understanding of the use made of this data
to ensure the surveys are relevant and meaningful to the needs of users
to seek the views of users on the content and format of the publications

This consultation will run for 12 weeks from Friday 30 December 2011 to Friday 23 March 2012. Please ensure you submit any comments prior to the closing date so they can be considered.

Further details, along with the full consultation document are available at

www.ic.nhs.uk/work-with-us/consultations/lifestyles-surveys-consultation-review

If you would like to know more about the consultation or if you have any queries, please contact the Lifestyles Statistics Section Head:

Paul Eastwood

Email: [log in to unmask]

Telephone: 0113 254 2509

Many thanks,

The NHS IC Lifestyles Statistics team

The NHS Information Centre

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www.ic.nhs.uk

0845 300 6016

For general enquiries please call our contact centre on 0845 300 6016 or alternatively email: [log in to unmask]

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