Diabetes
At Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory we have a commitment to support the diabetes community by providing timely, quality assured national diabetes health intelligence. Contact details
We work closely with a range of key stakeholders including NHS Diabetes, Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts,
Diabetes UK, The Information Centre and many others. We are also a strong partner in the National Diabetes Information Service (NDIS) with a vision of providing one portal for all diabetes related information.
We are part funded by NHS Diabetes to provide an annual work programme which includes analysing and interpreting the kind of facts,
figures and other intelligence that will help to improve the health of the diabetes community.
Examples of our products are highlighted in the following panels. A complete A-Z list of all products is also available.
The Diabetes Footcare Activity Profiles provide a summary of inpatient
activity related to footcare conditions for people with diabetes.
They provide benchmarking information on rates of activity and length
of stay, including information focusing particularly on amputations
The VIA: Diabetes tool allows users to compare information on inpatient activity for those with and without diabetes to provide evidence on differing care patterns.
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Hospital inpatients with diabetes are 10% more likely to die than those without a condition, according to a new study of more than 13 million hosital admissions has found
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The model provides estimates of total (diagnosed and undiagnosed) diabetes prevalence for people aged 16 years and older for 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030 in England, Scotland and Wales.
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Contact details
Lorraine Oldridge
Assistant Director/Project Lead (Diabetes)
tel: 01904 567880
email:
Naomi Holman
Head of Health Intelligence - Diabetes Health Intelligence
tel: 01904 567617
email:
Last Updated: Thursday, 17th May 2012