Mental health statistics for England: prevalence, services and funding

This briefing outlines the key statistics and data on the mental health of the population in England and mental health services.  Click here for further details.

Latest NHS sickness absence statistics - September 2017

The latest figures released by NHS Digital show that for September 2017 NHS staff sickness absence was 3.99 per cent, which is the same as it was in September 2016.

First stroke estimates in England: 2007 to 2016

These reports from Public Health England use general practice data to estimate the incidence of first-ever strokes in England.

While the majority (59%) of strokes occur in the older generation, PHE’s figures also found that over a third (38%) of first time strokes happen in middle-aged adults (between the ages of 40 to 69). More first-time strokes are now occurring at an earlier age compared to a decade ago. The average age for males having a stroke fell from 71 to 68 years and for females, 75 to 73 years between 2007 and 2016.

NHS winter pressures in England 2017/18

This briefing from the House of Commons Library  summarises the current data and trends on winter pressures in the NHS, including ambulance handover delays, bed occupancy, norovirus bed closures, and accident and emergency diverts.

Medicines optimisation dashboard quarterly refresh

Medicines optimisation leads are encouraged to visit the MO Dashboard following the latest quarterly refresh of the data.

NHS Performance Statistics - January 2018

Combined Performance Summary

• Urgent and emergency care – Accident and Emergency, NHS111, Ambulances, Delayed Transfers of Care 
• Planned care – Referral to Treatment, Diagnostics, Mixed Sex Accommodation, NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, Patient Reported Outcome Measures 
• Cancer - Cancer Waiting Times, Cancer Registrations, Cancer Emergency Presentations, Cancer Survival Estimates 
• Mental Health - Early Intervention in Psychosis, Out of Area Placements, Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder, Contacts and Referrals, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

UK flu levels continue to increase according to PHE statistics

Seasonal flu levels have continued to increase in the last week across the UK, with flu hospitalisations up 50% according to Public Health England figures.  

The statistics show over the last week there has been a 78% increase in the GP consultation rate with flu like illness, a 50% increase in the flu hospitalisation rate, and a 65% increase in the flu intensive care admission rate. The main strains circulating continue to be flu A(H3N2), A(H1N1) and Flu B.

Drugs and pharmaceutical electronic market information tool (eMIT)

This tool gives background information on the pharmaceuticals that hospitals might buy.

The data provided includes an estimate of NHS hospital-sector annual usage from English trusts for the product selected, the average price paid for that product over the last 4 months of the period, and a measure of how much that average changed.

Latest NHS sickness absence statistics - August 2017

The latest figures released by NHS Digital show that NHS staff sickness absence remained the same at 3.92 per cent in August 2016, compared to 3.92 per cent in August 2015.

NHS workforce statistics

NHS Digital has published provisional monthly numbers of NHS hospital and community health service staff working in trusts and CCGs in England.

The figures exclude primary care staff.

NHS uses sickness data as early warning to cope with winter surges

A sickness surveillance system will help the NHS plan for surges in demand this winter by tracking outbreaks of norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea, and other illness around the country.

Data gathered by Public Health England will be used by NHS England operational monitoring teams to study winter trends and to help give early warning about rising outbreaks of flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and norovirus as well as other acute seasonal illnesses.

The findings will allow the NHS to anticipate rises in hospital admissions and produce a planned response by, for example, rescheduling planned surgery in advance to avoid inconveniencing patients as well as free up beds and converting ‘swing’ wards from elective to emergency care for patients with conditions such as respiratory problems.

NHS performance statistics - December 2017

Combined Performance Summary

• Urgent and emergency care – Accident and Emergency, NHS111, Ambulances, Delayed Transfers of Care 
• Planned care – Referral to Treatment, Diagnostics, Mixed Sex Accommodation, NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care, Patient Reported Outcome Measures 
• Cancer - Cancer Waiting Times, Cancer Registrations, Cancer Emergency Presentations, Cancer Survival Estimates 
• Mental Health - Early Intervention in Psychosis, Out of Area Placements, Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder, Contacts and Referrals, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

Workforce Race Equality Standard data reporting – December 2017

The 2017 report is the third publication since the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) was mandated and covers all nine indicators.

Wheelchair services data collection Q2 2017/18 dataset

NHS England has published wheelchair data for July to September 2017. The data shows waiting times are either static or falling.

Annual outpatients activity report

NHS Digital has published a report on hospital outpatient activity, 2016/17.

The figures include the number of outpatient appointments and attendances, as well as appointments where the patient did not attend over the past financial year, broken down by age and gender.

MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Confidential Enquiry: term, singleton, intrapartum stillbirth and intrapartum-related neonatal death

This report finds that the rate of term, singleton, intrapartum stillbirth and intrapartum-related neonatal death has more than halved since these deaths were last reviewed nationally in 1993. This represents a reduction of about 220 intrapartum deaths per year. It concludes that despite the fall in the mortality rate these deaths remain an important group for concern because, in the vast majority, the mother was directly receiving maternity care when the baby died or when the event in labour or birth occurred which led to the baby’s death.

2016/17 reference cost data

Reference costs are the average unit cost to the NHS of providing defined services to NHS patients in England in a given financial year. They show how NHS providers spend money to provide healthcare to patients.

The 2016/17 reference cost data is presented in four ways:

• the national schedules of reference costs 
• the reference cost index 
• the reconciliation statement 
• a database of source data

National audit of intermediate care 2017

The national audit of intermediate care (NAIC) provides benchmarked information on service models, spend, activity, workforce and outcomes with data sharing arrangements in place so that commissioners’ positions will be shared between areas and with providers.

Nutritional care tool report 2017

The BAPEN nutritional care tool report provides organisational-level data on how nutritional care is organised and patient-level data on the quality of nutrition in hospitals, care homes and community organisations.

Latest NHS sickness absence statistics - July 2017

The latest figures released by NHS Digital show that for July 2017 NHS staff sickness absence was 4.01 per cent.