Dear Mr Brine, I write in response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry into Men’s Health. As the Committee will be aware, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s National Statistical Institute and largest producer of official statistics. We aim to provide a firm evidence base […]
Dear Mr Brine, I noted the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry, ‘Assisted dying/assisted suicide’ and wanted to highlight analysis the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published in April 2022, ‘Suicides among people diagnosed with severe or life-threatening conditions, England, 2017 to 2020’. This analysis looked at the risk of suicide in people with severe […]
Dear Mr Hunt, While providing evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee and the Science and Technology Committee for the inquiry, “Coronavirus: Lessons Learnt” on 1 December, I promised to provide further information. Specifically, I am responding to queries from the Committees on international comparisons of mortality rates, specifically for groups who are […]
On 21 October 2020 Iain Bell, Deputy National Statistician and Director General for Population and Public Policy statistics, gave evidence to the Science and Technology Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee’s joint inquiry on Coronavirus: lessons learnt, specifically considering the impact of the pandemic on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. A […]
On 21 October 2020 Professor Sir Ian Diamond, National Statistician, gave evidence to the Science and Technology Committee and the Health and Social Care Committee’s joint inquiry on Coronavirus: lessons learnt, specifically considering the use of statistics and modelling. A transcript of which has been published on the UK Parliament Website.
Dear Mr Hunt, I write in response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s call for evidence for the inquiry considering Social Care: Funding and Workforce. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) is the independent regulatory arm of the UK Statistics Authority. We provide independent regulation of all official statistics produced in the UK, including […]