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Dept of Health South East information update [01 Feb 2012]
Information update 122 - January 2012
 
Final version of the Local Tobacco Control Profiles for England [24 Jan 2012]
The final version of the Local Tobacco Profiles for England is published today, 24 January 2012. The work has been led by the London Health Observatory (LHO) on behalf of the Public Health Observatories in England.
 
HPA publishes second migrant health report [22 Dec 2011]
The Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) second report on Migrant Health, and the first UK-wide report is published today (Tuesday, 20 December).
 
The second NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare published today [14 Dec 2011]
The second issue of The NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare builds on what was done in the first, and extends it.
 
National End of Life Care Profiles updated [14 Dec 2011]
The End of Life Care Profiles present data on place and cause of death, by age and sex, for each Local Authority in England. The Profiles have been updated with 2010 data – the latest available nationally. Other changes include: improvements to the tool display; addition of a data download facility; and definitional changes to bring the tool in line with Office for National Statistics reporting.
 
Disease Prevalence Models [07 Dec 2011]
Updated model estimates of the prevalence of five diseases (coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertensiion and stroke) with significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the population to inform commissioning of services, and to suport case finding and targeting of resources.
 
National General Practice Profiles revised and updated [07 Dec 2011]
The profiles are designed to support GPs, clinical commissioning groups and PCTs to ensure that they are providing and commissioning effective and appropriate healthcare services for their local population.