National scale government solutions

NHS Community Health Profiles
County Level Atlas The County Level interactive atlas allows comparisons for the 32 Health Profiles indicators by County Council. Also included on this County Council level atlas are London Boroughs, Unitary Authorities and Metropolitan Council Districts. Association of Public Health Authorities, Community Health Profiles	The Association of Public Health Observatories was commissioned by the Department of Health in 2005 to produce Health Profiles. Health Profiles provide a snapshot of health for each local council in England using key health indicators, which enables comparison locally, regionally and over time." The aims of the profiles are: To provide a consistent, concise, comparable and balanced overview of the population’s health that informs local needs assessment, policy, planning, performance management, surveillance and practice. To be a distillate of the absolutely key, most useful (currently available) indicators (with a reference to new data/indicators and unavailable data/indicators). To be primarily of use to joint efforts between local government and the health service to improve health and reduce health inequalities, but ultimately to empower the wider community. Health Profiles Interactive is a new service introduced in 2008 to allow users to select indicators and areas for comparison through a map or list in an intuitive visual interface. The interactive reports have been produced at several different geography levels to allow indicator comparisons over these geographies.

County Level Atlas The County Level interactive atlas allows comparisons for the 32 Health Profiles indicators by County Council. Also included on this County Council level atlas are London Boroughs, Unitary Authorities and Metropolitan Council Districts.

Association of Public Health Authorities,
Community Health Profiles

The Association of Public Health Observatories was commissioned by the Department of Health in 2005 to produce Health Profiles. Health Profiles provide a snapshot of health for each local council in England using key health indicators, which enables comparison locally, regionally and over time."

The aims of the profiles are:

To provide a consistent, concise, comparable and balanced overview of the population’s health that informs local needs assessment, policy, planning, performance management, surveillance and practice.
To be a distillate of the absolutely key, most useful (currently available) indicators (with a reference to new data/indicators and unavailable data/indicators).
To be primarily of use to joint efforts between local government and the health service to improve health and reduce health inequalities, but ultimately to empower the wider community.

Health Profiles Interactive is a new service introduced in 2008 to allow users to select indicators and areas for comparison through a map or list in an intuitive visual interface. The interactive reports have been produced at several different geography levels to allow indicator comparisons over these geographies.

National Health Episode Statistics
	Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are record level patient data collected by the Department of Health from every NHS hospital in England and Wales. HES data provides a comprehensive picture of inpatient care that can support public health analysis, planning and resource allocation, benchmarking, clinical audit, monitoring and performance management and research.* Presenting HES data using InstantAtlas makes the data more accessible. As Steve Morgan, Senior Public Health Analyst at SEPHO says: " “I’ve demonstrated the software to a number of senior public health specialists and received a great deal of positive feedback – complex data previously once displayed in tedious two dimensional spreadsheets and charts is now transformed in an exciting and more meaningful manner. The new HES e-Atlas produced by SEPHO on behalf of APHO shows HES data from 2003/4 by Local Authority.

National Health Episode Statistics

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) are record level patient data collected by the Department of Health from every NHS hospital in England and Wales. HES data provides a comprehensive picture of inpatient care that can support public health analysis, planning and resource allocation, benchmarking, clinical audit, monitoring and performance management and research.* Presenting HES data using InstantAtlas makes the data more accessible. As Steve Morgan, Senior Public Health Analyst at SEPHO says: " “I’ve demonstrated the software to a number of senior public health specialists and received a great deal of positive feedback – complex data previously once displayed in tedious two dimensional spreadsheets and charts is now transformed in an exciting and more meaningful manner.

The new HES e-Atlas produced by SEPHO on behalf of APHO shows HES data from 2003/4 by Local Authority.

National recorded crime atlas, Home Office
	The Home Office use InstantAtlas to provide an annual snapshot of recorded crime patterns and an indication of trends. They publish the data for a standard set of crime types at the local authority district level. The application is publicly accessible and widely used.

Teenage Pregnancy reports, East Midlands Public Health Observatory (EMPHO)
	EMPHO has produced interactive maps of under 18 conception data, for all Local Authorities in England. Maps are now available with the latest data, along with comparators including deprivation data. The tool allows users to view the data in a number of different ways, including Significance mapping, Funnel Plots and Area Profiles. View EMPHO Reports: Single Map \| Double Map \| Funnel Plot \| Area Profile

Teenage Pregnancy reports, East Midlands Public Health Observatory (EMPHO)

EMPHO has produced interactive maps of under 18 conception data, for all Local Authorities in England. Maps are now available with the latest data, along with comparators including deprivation data. The tool allows users to view the data in a number of different ways, including Significance mapping, Funnel Plots and Area Profiles.

View EMPHO Reports:

Single Map | Double Map | Funnel Plot | Area Profile

The Progress Map, Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services
	C4EO has used InstantAtlas as a core component of the interactive, web-based Progress Maps to help professionals access and apply the ‘what works’ evidence collected by the Centre to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. "Using InstantAtlas (with excellent technical support from Geowise) has allowed us to develop and launch complex, interactive tools in a very short period of time. Though it is still early days, feedback so far has been overwhelming positive." Jez MacDonald, Web Development Manager, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

The Progress Map, Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services

C4EO has used InstantAtlas as a core component of the interactive, web-based Progress Maps to help professionals access and apply the ‘what works’ evidence collected by the Centre to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

"Using InstantAtlas (with excellent technical support from Geowise) has allowed us to develop and launch complex, interactive tools in a very short period of time. Though it is still early days, feedback so far has been overwhelming positive."

Jez MacDonald, Web Development Manager, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

National scale government solutions

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