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Informationen zum Autor The OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) is the government department that provides UK statistical and registration services. ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them. The Office also builds and maintains data sources both for itself and for its business and research customers. It makes statistics available so that everyone can easily assess the state of the nation! the performance of government! and their own position. Klappentext United Kingdom Health Statistics brings together an up-to-date collection of statistical information on the health of the population and health and care services! for the UK as a whole and for its four constituent countries. It allows comparison between the constituent countries of the UK of accessible! high quality data from a wide range of sources! both within government and outside. The topics covered include pregnancy and childbirth! general health and specific health conditions! mortality and life expectancy! and prevention and care resources and activities. The many tables based on up-to-date data are supplemented by spreadsheet files! giving the equivalent figures for past years! which can be downloaded from the National Statistics website. United Kingdom Health Statistics offers an invaluable resource for organisations in the health and care field! healthcare professionals and managers! students and many others! who require data on a common basis to facilitate comparisons between the constituent countries of the UK! or between the UK and other nation states. Zusammenfassung United Kingdom Health Statistics brings together an up-to-date collection of statistical information on the health of the population and health and care services, for the UK as a whole and for its four constituent countries. It allows comparison between the constituent countries of the UK of accessible, high quality data from a wide range of sources, both within government and outside. The topics covered include pregnancy and childbirth, general health and specific health conditions, mortality and life expectancy, and prevention and care resources and activities. The many tables based on up-to-date data are supplemented by spreadsheet files, giving the equivalent figures for past years, which can be downloaded from the National Statistics website. United Kingdom Health Statistics offers an invaluable resource for organisations in the health and care field, healthcare professionals and managers, students and many others, who require data on a common basis to facilitate comparisons between the constituent countries of the UK, or between the UK and other nation states. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables List of Figures and Maps Foreword Acknowledgements Steering Group Conventions and Symbols PART 1 PEOPLE AND WORK Population! Households! Socioeconomic Status! Qualifications and Economic Activity! Additional Notes PART 2 PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH Fertility! Conceptions! Abortions! Birthweight! Infant and Perinatal Mortality! Congenital Anomalies! Additional Notes PART 3 GENERAL HEALTH AND MORBIDITY Self-assessed General Health! General Practice Consultations! Road Accident Casualties! Cancer! Health and Safety at Work! Communicable Diseases! Sexually Transmitted Diseases! HIV Infection! Additional Notes PART 4 HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOUR Smoking! Alcohol Consumption! Physical Activity! Food and Nutrition! Additional Notes PART 5 PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE Breastfeeding! Immunisation! Dental Health! Contraception! Cancer Screening! Additional Notes PART 6 USE OF SERVICES Hospital Activity! Prescriptions Dispensed! Children on Chi...
