INDICATORS
ECHIM Final Report
ECHIM Final Report
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Main problems: Due to UK including “devolved administrations”, the collection and<br />
presentation of combined and consistent UK figures is not always possible. Government<br />
policy is to reduce the burden of data collection. International (ECHI) indicators may be<br />
viewed as lower priority than meeting national requirements. There is a strong impetus<br />
to preserve existing survey questions to ensure continuity and historic trends. Other<br />
challenges concern improving the availability of primary care data, and the collection<br />
and recording of ethnicity as well as other socio-demographic variables.<br />
Ongoing and/or expected improvements: There are increased efforts to produce<br />
more consistent UK wide statistics, e.g. development of large sample size Integrated<br />
Household Survey (the data becoming available in 2009). Also the Quality and Outcomes<br />
Framework will provide much richer source of primary care data. Development of<br />
Secondary Uses Service will provide enhanced access to anonymised linked data. As well<br />
as the implementation of the Informing Healthier Choices information and intelligence<br />
strategy, Equality legislation and the ONS Equality Data Review will catalyse increased<br />
availability of data by ethnicity and socio-economic group.<br />
Possible solutions for implementation: Multi-agency co-operation might enable<br />
more consistent within-country reporting and strengthen comparability with ECHI<br />
indicators. Output harmonisation would assist cross-EU comparison. Awareness of the<br />
ECHI indicators needs to be maintained and improved so that as systems develop,<br />
opportunities to provide the required information are exploited. Key players should<br />
be encouraged to get involved in this process, including policymakers and specialists.<br />
ECHIM final report should be well distributed at national level.<br />
Country Report, data availability<br />
ECHIM Survey, data availability<br />
Health Status<br />
Health Determinants<br />
Health Care<br />
Record linkage, present<br />
Record linkage, future<br />
Implementation prerequisites<br />
Main problem: Complex administration<br />
Main improvement: Data sources improving<br />
Main solution: Co-operation at national level<br />
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