Consultations
We're continuously looking to improve the relevance and quality of our services. Our consultation processes help us to do that.
Release of NHS Maternity Statistics
This consultation is now closed. Find out more about the release of the statistics here.
Sickness Absence Rates in the NHS
We consulted on a new publication, due to be released in December 2009, on sickness absence rates in the NHS. Find out more about the consultation here.
NHS Maternity Statistics Review
In May 2008 we launched a consultation to review the annual publication; NHS Maternity Statistics, England. The consultation is now closed. View the summary of the comments received and the plans for future work.
The Dental Workforce Review
In May 2008 we launched a consultation to review the methodology for counting and reporting the number of NHS Dentists in England and Wales. The consultation is now closed. View the summary of the comments received and the plans for future work
National Statistics Consultation on Adult Social Care Information
We are consulting on proposed changes to our adult social care collections. This is because of the move to collecting information for the Department of Communities and Local Government's National Indicator Set.
In January and February we asked a large number of stakeholders for their views, which we have used to shape these proposals. To make formal changes to collections, we must now follow an official 12 week National Statistics consultation process.
Wider Release of NHS Prescribing Data
The NHS Information Centre aims to promote the wider use of NHS transactional data for the purposes of improved patient care and the delivery of local NHS services. The number of requests to the NHS Information Centre and the Prescription Pricing Division of the NHS Business Service Authority for prescribing data has increased recently, including from commercial companies.
The paper ‘Wider release of prescribing data' provides an overview of the current position regarding the availability of prescribing data. It also reviews the relevant legislation, regulations and Department of Health policy that covers prescribing data, and proposes options for the wider release of these data.
The NHS Information Centre is consulting on the wider release of prescribing data within existing legislation on the following proposals:
- To publish raw PCT level prescribing data
- To provide raw practice level data for specific NHS purposes only
This consultation has now closed, read the outcomes of the consultation here.
