Summary This indicator measures the number of antidepressants that are prescribed on a quarterly basis by all practices in England, including GP practices. Numbers are given for the total number of items prescribed and dispensed, the total net ingredient cost (NIC) and the average daily quantity (ADQ) across areas of England. Technical description The data covers NHS prescriptions of antidepressants (see Appendix I)...
Levelling up health will only succeed if we invest across the whole of local government. By Alex Alexiou, Ben Barr, Kate Mason, Davara Bennett, Katie Fahy and David Taylor-Robinson. The Government has committed to level up the country and ensure that no place is left behind. What will be levelled up? It is not always clear, but surely it should be the...
Summary This indicator measures the percentage of patients with a diagnosis of depression. Patients are of all ages, and numbers are given for consecutive years since 2011, across areas of England. Technical description The percentage of patients with a diagnosis of depression. GP practices reporting extreme depression prevalence are excluded from the calculation. Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) data by GP practice and...
Physical activity is important for physical and mental health and physical inactivity has been identified as a risk factor for a range of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and certain cancers. Inequalities in physical activity participation are well documented with a difference of more than 10 percentage points in the probability of being physically active between the most and...
Summary Physical Activity Attributable Hospitalisations are a measure of hospitalisations that are attributable to physical activity in each Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for each year. Technical description Physical attributable hospitalisations for each MSOA are calculated from the numbers of hospitalisations for diseases for which physical activity is a risk factor. These are multiplied by their respective population attributable fractions for each...
This dataset describes individual spending lines (i.e., sub-categories of spending) for all Cultural, Environmental, Regulatory and Planning Services (known as RO5 revenue outturn data). Figures are provided for every Lower and Upper Tier Local Authority in England, for each financial year between 2008-09 to 2020-21. The dataset contains both Gross and Net spending figures.
NOTE: The blog post has been updated with the latest model changes of the SAVI index, as of July 6th, 2020. We conducted a cross-sectional ecological analysis across the 6,791 Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs) in England. The Isles of Scilly (E02006781) and City of London (E02006781) have been excluded due to missing data in these areas, leaving 6789 MSOAs for...
Summary The SAMHI is a composite annual measure of population mental health for each Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in England. The SAMHI combines data on mental health from multiple sources (NHS-Mental health-related hospital attendances, Prescribing data – Antidepressants, QOF - depression, and DWP - Incapacity benefit and Employment support allowance for mental illness) into a single index. Technical description Each indicator was...
Summary This indicator measures the number of Anti-psychotics that are prescribed on a quarterly basis by all practices in England, including GP practices. Numbers are given for the total number of items prescribed/dispensed and the total net ingredient cost (NIC) across areas of England. Technical description The data covers NHS prescriptions of Anti-psychotics (BNF codes with prefix "040201") written in England and dispensed...
Summary This indicator measures the number of Asthma–bronchodilators that are prescribed on a quarterly basis by all practices in England, including GP practices. Numbers are given for the total number of items prescribed/dispensed and the total net ingredient cost (NIC) across areas of England. Technical description The data covers NHS prescriptions of Asthma–bronchodilators (BNF codes with prefix "0301") written in England and dispensed...