3  Data Sources

3.1 Raw data

3.1.1 Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) (2019) Data

(Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019

3.2 Publicly Accessible Analysis & Dashboards

3.2.1 PowerBI dashboard of NHS Acute Trust Catchment Populations

(Office for Health Improvement and Disparities)
NHS Acute (Hospital) Trust Catchment Populations

3.3 Dashboards requiring authentication

3.3.1 Health Inequalities Improvement Programme Dashboard (getting access)

(NHS England)
Health Inequalities Improvement Programme Dashboard (getting access)

3.3.2 SHAPE Tool

(Department of Health and Social Care) SHAPE

3.4 Code lists

CHD (Congenital Heart Disease) CHD Codes

Mental Health from Health Foundation’s Network Data Labs

Includes code lists for

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Self harm
  • Eating disorders
  • Alcohol misuse
  • Substance misuse
  • Severe mental illness

A wide range of code lists from OpenCodelists.

3.4.1 Frailty

Frailty Score Calculation

3.5 UK addresses

Useful blog detailing some incorrect assumptions on UK addresses and postcodes: https://www.mjt.me.uk/posts/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-addresses/

UK Address Oddities: https://paulplowman.com/stuff/uk-address-oddities/