The Independent has been running an in-depth series on the ‘crisis in nursing’, by Christina Patterson. It’s a useful read if you want to understand how the profession and the wider NHS have changed through the 20th and 21st centuries, … Continue reading →
These are my links for May 8th through May 9th: NHS risk register’s publication vetoed by cabinet | Society | The Guardian – A spokesperson for the information commissioner, Christopher Graham, said he would need to be certain that the … Continue reading →
TweetMore than half of all violent incidents involving children take place within British schools, according to statistics released by the Home Office. The statistical breakdown of crimes involves some worrying statistics: 15% of children aged 10-15 who have a longstanding … Continue reading →
So to paraphrase Loyd Grossman I’ve deliberated, cogitated and digested my donor data and thought I’d share some of the big themes and patterns I’ve noticed. First, with its current total standing at 18.45m members, the register has grown massively … Continue reading →
These are my links for May 3rd through May 6th: Long-awaited NHS information strategy ‘could mean better data linking’ | Guardian Government Computing | Guardian Professional – "People don't just want to see raw datasets, they don't just want to … Continue reading →
These are my links for April 30th through May 2nd: https://views.scraperwiki.com/run/whatdotheyknow_-_local_gov_foi_requests_with_sprea/?typ=university – Doctors back denial of treatment for smokers and the obese | Society | The Observer – Some 54% of doctors who took part said the NHS should have … Continue reading →
Tony Hirst has created two basic tools that allow you to search for data supplied in response to FOI requests: this search tool for local councils; and this one for universities (ignore the word 'council' – it's an error).The
Tony Hirst writes about how he analysed GP data on his OUseful blog (get the data here).
You might want to combine this with the GP patient lists and QOF data previously published on Help Me Investigate Health.
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TweetThe graphic below reveals a postcode lottery of funding for special needs learners in Further Education (FE). It presents the average cost of Additional Learning Support (ALS) per FE student in each Local Authority (LA) for the year 2009-10, using … Continue reading →
Maha Rafi Atal started her talk at Hacks/Hackers London by describing the cognitive dissonance of studying to be a business journalist, with the ethics and aspirations that involves, with the day-to-day reality of business journalism as it
Since I last posted, I’ve been immersed in donor data – trying to tease out some interesting trends and perhaps, more importantly, attempting to find out what’s behind them. I have data going right back to the computerised register’s inception … Continue reading →