South West Public Health Observatory

This is the website of Public Health England’s Knowledge and Intelligence Team (South West). It also includes current and historic information from cancer registration, cancer screening quality assurance and drug treatment monitoring (NDTMS) teams in the South West – all of which are now part of Public Health England.

New Resources

Emergency asthma admissions drop following smokefree law

Numbers of adults admitted to hospital for emergency treatment for asthma have dropped by over four per cent since smokefree legislation was ...

POSTED 16 APR 2013 00:00

Short-term impact of the smokefree legislation in England on emergency hospital admissions for asthma among adults: a population-based study

Link to the article published in Thorax today.

POSTED 16 APR 2013 00:00

Teenage and Young Adult Cancer

A new report which summarises the most recent statistical and epidemiological information for teenagers and young adults cancer in the UK.

POSTED 10 APR 2013 00:00

Public Health and Wellbeing Current Awareness Bulletin (March 2013)

An overview of the latest developments in public health in the South West and nationally.

POSTED 04 APR 2013 00:00

SWPHOcus March 2013

The South West Public Health Observatory (SWPHO) newsletter - the latest public health intelligence news regionally and nationally.

POSTED 29 MAR 2013 00:00

Child Health Profiles 2013

As part of the national Child and Maternal Health Observatory’s (ChiMat) work, updated Local Authority Child Health Profiles have been published ...

POSTED 20 MAR 2013 00:00

Intelligence Hubs

National End of Life Care Intelligence Network website

This new website aims to improve the collection and analysis of information related to the quality, volume and costs of care provided by the ...

Injury Profiles

Online tool to support injury prevention. Presents over 40 indicators for each Local Authority in England.

Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard

Web tool to support sexual health strategies in England. Provides a snapshot of sexual health for each Primary Care Trust in England.

POSTED 03 MAR 2010 00:00

Urological Cancer Hub

Information and resources on urological cancers in England, including Urological Cancer Profiles.

Skin Cancer Hub

Link to SWPHO's Skin Cancer Hub website.

Healthy Weight for Children Hub

This is a unique online resource for the South West, providing an information network and evidence base on child weight issues in the region. ...

Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland

Website providing information and analysis to support the work of injury prevention practitioners, policy makers and researchers across Britain ...

POSTED 27 JUL 2010 00:00

South West Observatory

Regional intelligence network for the South West covering a broad range of demographic, environmental and economic services.