HADPOP L2.2 USES OF HEALTH INFORMATION

Question 1

Why do you need to identify health and healthcare needs?

(x3)

Answer 1

• Determine how serious needs are
• Determine how expensive needs are
• Determine how common needs are

Question 2

Issues involved in identifying health and healthcare need?

x2

Answer 2

• Availability of information
• Confidentiality of information

Question 3

Deaths (Major Causes)

x4

Answer 3

• Circulatory disease
• Neoplasms
• Respiratory disease
• Other

Question 6

Systematic Errors

Denominators

x3

Answer 6

• Population used
• Population definition (type of demographic)
• Population count or estimates

Question 7

What three overarching factors may explain significant results in data?

Answer 7

• Chance variation
• Artefactual errors (numerator/denominator)
• Real phenomenon (natural, medical care effects)

Question 8

Give examples of targets and 3x facts to consider when analysing them

Answer 8

EXAMPLE

GP Quality & Outcomes framework

MB, CHB assesment

CONSIDER

• Appropriateness of measure
• Suitability of target level
• Consuential effects

Question 9

Give and example of where rankings are used and 3x factos to consider when analysing them

Answer 9

EXAMPLES

• Hospital MRSA rates
• Sixth Form A level results

CONSIDER

• Appropriatness of comparison
• Significane of comparison
• Stability of rankings

Question 10

Give five contentious issues when monitoring healthcare peformance

Answer 10

PURPOSE - Monitor the past vs inform the future

USERS - Managers vs Academics

QUALITY - Realtime data vs validated data

COMPARABILITY - comparable vs customised

RELATIONSHIP - integral vs independent

PUBLICATION - internal to NHS vs external to public

ACCESS - Data Protection vs Freedom of Info

FUNDING - NHS finance vs private finance