We asked for feedback on proposed changes to:
The responses received supported each of our proposals. In respect of the second proposal, the need for the archive to be easy to access and fully searchable was highlighted.
Several items of supplementary feedback not directly related to the proposals were also received, and specific responses have already been sent out to the individuals concerned.
After careful consideration, we decided to abandon our first proposal in relation to amalgamating indicators.
Our second proposal was to signpost all indicators where more contemporary information is held elsewhere, and to move indicators to a new ‘archive’ series where this is not possible. We intend to complete this work by the end of 2018.
Our final proposal was to adopt a ‘central suppression’ method, based on rounding, across all compendium indicators to speed up production and make suppression more reliable. This will be implemented henceforth, starting with the compendium mortality indicators that are due to be released in batches from Autumn 2018 onwards.
The central suppression method will be applied flexibly where necessary to ensure full compliance with births and deaths disclosure control guidelines published by data providers such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
There are a series of compendium indicators relating to hospital readmissions within 28 days where planned updates have been postponed pending methodological review, but which are known to be popular among users. The wider Clinical Indicators team are currently undertaking an options appraisal for standardisation, and our plan is to resume publishing readmissions indicators by the end of 2018.
Finally, in response to feedback highlighting the need for indicators to be properly catalogued and indexed, we recently released an 'Overall list of Clinical Indicators' list. This list is published under the 'Overview' section at https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information and can easily be filtered to show only compendium indicators.
NHS Digital's "Compendium" is a collection of indicators, giving a comprehensive overview of population health at a national, regional and local level.
The indicators within the Compendium can be useful for:
The Compendium covers a wide range of indicators:
Cancer incidence, prevalence, survival and screening
You can wiew the Compendium web page at the following link: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/ci-hub/compendium-indicators
This consultation is inteneded to gather feedback on proposed changes to:
This engagement with users ensures that we are following best practice on the principles of the Code of Practice for Statistics 2018 around the pillars of Trustworthiness, in particular T4: Transparent processes and management and Value, in particluar V1: Relevance to users.
You can view the Code of Practice for Statistics 2018 via the following link: https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/code-of-practice/
All responses collected will be treated confidentially in line with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal details of respondents will not be associated with any published results of the survey or shared with anyone outside of NHS Digital.
When we consider the results, greater weight will be given to external users and to those who identify themselves or the organisation they are submitting on behalf of.
The consultation should take between 5 and 10 minutes to complete.
The responses to this consultation will be analysed and any decisions made as a result will be made public within 12 weeks after the consultation closes.
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