Anticipating IMD 2025: Key insights from the deprivation index
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that the next iteration of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) for England is set for release on the 30th of October of this year. This highly anticipated statistical release follows a competitive tender process, with Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) co-leading the project once again. Launched in the early 2000s, […]
The future of the Census: Alternative snapshots and the need for a 2031 survey
After initial talks of scrapping the 2031 census sparked strong backlash, the government has now reversed course. It has officially commissioned the Office for National Statistics to conduct a mandatory whole-population census for England and Wales in 2031. For over a decade, successive governments have debated the future of the traditional census after 2021, viewing […]
Cancer waiting times see continued increase
In May, the rate of on-time cancer diagnoses hit a new low, following a peak of 80.2% three months prior. Data released by NHS England shows that 74.8% of patients received their cancer diagnosis on time after an urgent referral, this was a month on month decrease of nearly 2%. Additionally, 91% of people were […]
Major overhaul of local government reinforced in new devolution bill
A sweeping new bill aimed at setting the framework for local governance reorganisation in England has been unveiled by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), promising a major shift in how power is distributed from Westminster to local authorities. The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, introduced following the December 2024 white […]
A new chapter for the NHS: The three core principles and the data behind them
This morning, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) released a new 10 Year Health Plan for England. Commenting on the plan, the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said the health system the Labour Government inherited was in crisis. “That ends now…it’s reform or die”. The new health plan is set to be at the […]