As part of the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy, a report of the Policy Action Team (PAT) 18 on Better Information identified nine domains on which small area data should be available for neighbourhood statistics. The main domain for which the Information Centre for health and social care (IC)/Department of Health contributes is the Health and Care domain, but we also input to the Access to Services domain. The Neighbourhood Statistics Team work within the IC, on thirteen different health-related topic areas. This site provides details of the work on neighbourhood statistics and the latest publications on the ONS Neighbourhood Statistics website.
Overview of health data on the Neighbourhood Statistics website
NeSS provides a comprehensive customer support service for using the Neighbourhood Statistics website. The relevant details are available from the 'Contact Us' section of the Neighbourhood Statistics home page. Alternatively, guidance can be accessed via the 'Help' section on the site, which contains a user guide. Telephone: 0845 6013034
The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (within the Office for the Deputy Prime Minister) is managing the National Strategy on Neighbourhood Renewal, developing policies to narrow the gap between the most deprived neighbourhoods and the rest of the country in the next 10-20 years. As part of the strategy, a report of the Policy Action Team (PAT) 18 on Better Information concluded - 'The absence of information about neighbourhoods has produced a series of failings at national, local and community level'.
Neighbourhood statistics information on topic areas
If you would like further information on Neighbourhood Statistics, please contact the team on 020 7972 6570 or email:
Contact details for obtaining hard-copy DH publications.
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