Accessing Health Data

I've created a web page of links to several sources of statistics/data. The page is available via the Library's health & medicine section.

Coverage within the data/statistics page includes links to the World Health Organisation, the Office for National Statistics and a variety of sources via the Economic and Social Data Service:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/subjects/mp/data-statistics.html

If you find any of the sources particularly useful, don't hesitate to spread the word i.e. through posting a message on this blog or via your VLE.

New BMJ Data resource

I've arranged for the BMJ to provide us with free trial access to their new resource, BMJ Health Intelligence, until the end of June. Health Intelligence contains a broad range of public health data/information. I would very much welcome your views on the value of its content and functionality (read further for access details).

Data/information includes statistics, evidence, policies, targets, guidelines, local projects (e.g. start-up costs and interventions) and ROI tables (returns on investments). A broad range of topics are represented including health inequalities, screening, older people, alcohol misuse, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and others.

Please add your feedback by commenting on this post or contact me at P.G.Bradley@bath.ac.uk

Shortly, I will be adding a link to the trial from the Library's Health & Medicine databases via: http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/subjects/mp/ and the Sport & Exercise databases via http://www.bath.ac.uk/subjects/sp/