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City Profiles

Public health profiles are a useful way of presenting a vast array of benchmarked public health indicators in a summarised format. The public health information team have created a number of profiles for the city including pocket profiles and profiles at electoral ward, GP practice and locality level.

 

In addition, this page also provides access to a range of City profiles produced nationally by the Public Health Observatories. Further information on each profile and download links are available on this page. The profiles can be accessed by clicking on either the 'Locally produced' or 'Nationally produced' tabs below.

 

Pocket profiles

The Pocket Profiles are produced to provide a quick reference of comparative indicators of the health of the residents of Southampton. The format of the profile has been designed so that it can be printed off and folded into a credit card sized leaflet.

 

In the Pocket Profiles the indicators for Southampton are compared with the national average and also with the City’s most similar authorities as defined by the Office for National Statistics 2001 Area Classification. This classification uses demographic and socio-economic characteristics to group together local authorities into clusters. Southampton is in the ‘regional centres’ cluster which also includes Portsmouth, Bristol and Plymouth.

 

 
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Locality & GP practice profiles

These profiles use a spine chart format to provide a vast array of public health indicators in a summarised format.  The three profiles published below summarise key public health information for the three PBC Localities in Southampton City. The gegraphical boundaries of these are shown on the map to the right, but of course patients registered with the practices in the locality may live anywhere within the City or outside.

 

These new versions of these spine charts were published in September 2010. They are an update on the previous year's profiles and contain some new indicators including estimated prevalence of diabetes and bowel cancer screening uptake.

 

The guidance document below should help in interpreting the spine chart and also highlights points to note about some of the individuals indicators. If you do require further guidance or would like to make any comments about the profiles please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

Spine chart profiles have also been produced for each GP practice in the City. Practices can obtain these by contacting the Public Health Information Team (contact details at the bottom of the page).

 

 

Ward profiles

Spine chart profiles have also been produced for electoral wards in Southampton. Whilst the locality profiles are based on GP registered populations and data, these profiles have been produced based on the resident population of each ward. The 2010 ward profiles can be downloaded via the link below, and include guidance on interpretation as well a MOSIAC social marketing profile, spine chart and analysis for each of the 16 wards in the city. 

 

 

APHO Local Authority Health Profiles

Health Profiles is the Department of Health’s programme to improve availability and accessibility to heath and health-related information in England. They give a snapshot overview of health for each local authority in England. Designed to help local government and health services make decisions and plans to improve local people's health and reduce health inequalities, the profiles present a set of important health indicators that show how the area compares to the national and regional average. Health Profiles are produced annually by the Public Health Observatories in England and are available to download below. Further information on these profiles is available at http://www.healthprofiles.org.uk.

 

- 2011 Profile     - 2010 Profile     - 2009 Profile     - 2008 Profile     - 2007 Profile 

 

CHIMAT Child Health Profiles

Child Health Profiles are produced by CHIMAT and provide a snapshot of child health and well-being for each local authority in England using key health indicators, which enables comparison locally, regionally and nationally. By using the profiles local organisations can work in partnership to plan and commission evidence-based services based on local need. The profiles allow comparisons of health outcomes between local authorities in order to identify and learn from better performing areas. Further information on these profiles is available at http://www.chimat.org.uk/profiles.

 

- 2012 Profile     - 2011 Profile

 

NWPHO Alcohol Profiles

Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) are produced by the North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO) annually, comprising over 20 indicators on local alcohol misuse including data for the National Indicator 39 - hospital admissions for alcohol-related harm. The indicators measure the health and social consequences of alcohol misuse on local communities. Further information on the alcohol profiles is available at http://www.lape.org.uk/.

 

- 2011 Profile

 

APHO GP Practice Profiles

These profiles are designed to support GPs, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and PCTs to ensure that they are providing and commissioning effective and appropriate healthcare services for their local population. Using a variety of graphical displays such as spine charts and population pyramids, the profiles present a range of practice-level information including indicators on population demographics, QOF performance and disease prevalence, hospital admissions and patient satisfaction. The online GP Practice Profile tool is available at http://www.apho.org.uk/pracprof/, where the user can select the GP practice of interest to view the profile online or download a pdf document version.

 

LHO Local Tobacco Control Profiles

These profiles provide a snapshot of the extent of tobacco use, tobacco related harm, and measures being taken to reduce this harm at a local level. These profiles have been designed to help local government and health services to assess the effect of tobacco use on their local populations. They will inform commissioning and planning decisions to tackle tobacco use and improve the health of local communities. Further information on these profiles is available at http://www.tobaccoprofiles.info.

 

- 2012 Profile

 

SWPHO Injury Profiles

The Injury Profiles provide a snapshot of injuries occurring in each local authority in England. Interactive maps and charts enable comparisons to be made regionally and nationally for over 40 injury related indicators. The aim is to highlight the burden of injuries and large variations across England, and the information should prove useful to the wide range of organisations with an interest in injury prevention. The Injury Profiles can be accessed at http://www.injuryprofiles.org.uk.

 

SEPHO Cardiovascular Disease Profiles

These profiles provide a snapshot of key issues relating to heart disease and stroke, including incidence, mortality, risk factors, treatments and costs. These profiles have been designed to help local health services to assess the impact of these elements of cardiovascular disease on their local populations and the services provided to meet those needs. They are intended to inform commissioning and planning decisions to tackle CVD and improve the health of local communities. Further information on these profiles is available at http://www.sepho.org.uk/cvdprofiles.aspx.  

 

- 2012 Profile

 

NEPHO Mental Health Profiles

The Community Mental Health Profiles (CMHP) present a range of mental health information for local authorities in England. The CMHP are designed to give an overview of mental health risks, prevalence and services at a local, regional and national level using an interactive mapping tool. The data should be used to inform commissioners of health and social care services in their decision making, leading to the improvement of mental health, and mental health services. Further information on these profiles is available at http://www.nepho.org.uk/cmhp/.

 

- 2012 Profile 

 

LHO Marmot Health Inequality Indicator Profiles

'Fair Society, Healthy Lives: The Marmot Review' report was published in February 2010. The report included some suggested indicators to support monitoring of the overall strategic direction in reducing health inequalities. The London Health Observatory has produced figures for some key indicators of the social determinants of health, health outcomes and social inequality that correspond, as closely as is currently possible, to the indicators proposed in Fair Society, Healthy Lives. These are presented as local authority profiles and include data on indicators such as life expectancy, slope indices of inequality, NEETs, benefits claimants etc. More information can be found at http://www.lho.org.uk/.

 

- 2012 Profile

 

End of Life Care Profiles

The End of Life Care Profiles present data on place of death and cause of death, by age and sex, for each Local Authority in England using the InstantAtlas mapping tool. The data can be viewed in map, chart and table format. The tool has been designed to make it easy to compare statistics across Local Authority areas. The Profiles are used by policy makers, commissioners and providers of end of life care services, among others, to identify areas and populations of need. The profiles can be accessed at http://www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/profiles.aspx.

 

Diabetes Community Health Profiles

The Diabetes Community Health Profiles bring together a wide range of data on diabetes in adults into a single source for the purposes of benchmarking. The tool provides a valuable tool highlighting key diabetes issues for each PCT. They can assist the diabetes community to identify health needs and plan services. More information on the diabetes profiles is available at http://yhpho.york.ac.uk/diabetesprofiles/default.aspx.

 

- 2010/11 Profile     - 2009/10 Profile     - 2008/09 Profile 
 

Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard

The Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard provides a snapshot of sexual health for each Primary Care Trust in England. Interactive maps and charts enable comparisons to be made regionally and nationally across a range of indicators relating to teenage pregnancy, abortions, contraception, sexually transmitted infections and other relevant issues. This toolkit is supported as best practice by the Department of Health and the aim is to provide a key source of sexual health information for public health, commissioning and performance management colleagues at a local, regional and national level. The Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard can be accessed at http://www.apho.org.uk/default.aspx?QN=SBS_DEFAULT.

 

Urological Cancer Profiles

The South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO) has developed a set of indicators to help identify and understand variation of urological cancers across England. These indicators include incidence and mortality rates for major urological cancers, survival and influencing factors, such as deprivation. The Urological Cancer Profiles compare these indicators across Local Authority, Primary Care Trust ( PCT) and Cancer Network areas in England and against the England average. This will help commissioners and others to identify areas and populations of need. The profiles can be accessed at http://www.swpho.nhs.uk/urologicalcancerhub/profiles.aspx.

 

Skin Cancer Profiles

The South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO) has developed a set of indicators to help identify and understand the trends in skin cancer across England. These indicators include incidence and mortality rates for malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and influencing factors, such as deprivation. The Skin Cancer Profiles compare these indicators across Local Authority and Primary Care Trust (PCT) areas in England and against the England average. This will help commissioners and others to identify areas and populations to target with skin cancer prevention and early diagnosis support and services. The profiles can be accessed at http://www.swpho.nhs.uk/skincancerhub/resource/view.aspx?QN=SCPR_DEFAULT.

 

Public Health Information Team

 

Rebecca Wilkinson - Head of Public Health Intelligence

Email: Rebecca.wilkinson@scpct.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 02380 833871

 

Dan King - Public Health Information Specialist

Email: dan.king@scpct.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 02380 832493

 

Sarah McCann - Public Health Analyst

Email: sarah.hedges@scpct.nhs.uk

Telephone number: 02380 832483