Population Health Intelligence

Milton Keynes in 2011 - headlines from the Public Health Annual Report 2011

The health of people in Milton Keynes is generally similar to the England average. Deprivation is lower than average, however 11,255 children live in poverty.
Life expectancy for both men and women is similar to the England average. Life expectancy is 8.1 years lower for men and 5.2 years lower for women in the most deprived areas of Milton Keynes than in the least deprived areas.
Over the last 10 years, all cause mortality rates have fallen. Early death rates from cancer and from heart disease and stroke have also fallen and are similar to the England average.
About 17.3% of Year 6 children are classified as obese. A higher than average percentage of pupils About 17.3% of Year 6 children are classified as spend at least three hours each week on school sport. The level of GCSE attainment is worse than the England average.
An estimated 23.1% of adults smoke and 25.3% are obese. The rate of hospital stays for alcohol related harm is higher than average.
Priorities in Milton Keynes include reducing death and disability caused by the 'major killers', reducing inequalities in expectation of life between rich and poor and improving educational attainment, especially among disadvantaged groups.

There are a number of resources you can use to find detailed information about the health and wellbeing of the population of Milton Keynes.

The Public Health Annual Report 2011 includes data describing the health and well being of the population of Milton Keynes including Demography, Alcohol, Tobacco control, Sexual health, Pregnancy and childbirth, Oral health, Mental health, Mortality and major diseases, Obesity, Infectious and communicable diseases and Environmental health.
The APHO Health profiles give a picture of health and wellbeing in local authorities across England.- comparing national and local measures of deprivation, health inequalities, ethnicity, life expectancy, disease and poor health, lifestyle and community indicators. APHO Health Profiles for Milton Keynes Unitary Authority are available for 2007 to date.
Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) sets out a vision for public health, desired outcomes and a range of indicators to understand how well public health is being improved and protected.
A set of baseline data for the PHOF 2013 to 2016 including data for indicators at England and upper tier local authority level has been published.
PHOF profile for Milton Keynes compares MK LA against other authorities in the region and benchmarks MK against the England average.
Local Health Profiles -A collection of interactive maps at a local authority / ward level. You can compare different wards using one or more of 56 indicators of health and wellbeing.
Milton Keynes Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a compilation of data which identifies the health and wellbeing needs (and inequalities in those needs) of the local population and is used to inform future strategic commissioning plans of both MK council and PCT. It includes demography, health status, patient opinion and public demands
Milton Keynes Council Website Statistics page includes links to the Social Atlas, Census data for MK, Population Bulletin, Index of deprivation and other useful resources.
The Story of Place, published by Milton Keynes Council (November 2010), sets out the headline facts about Milton Keynes over time and aimed to capture emerging policy issues to inform planning 2011-15.
Equality & Diversity Demographic Profiles of Northamptonshire & Milton Keynes CCG population, Dec 2011
Marmot Indicators for Local Authorities in England, 2012 - indicators suggested by the Marmot Report to support monitoring of the overall strategic direction in reducing health inequalities including social determinants of health, health outcomes and social inequality

About the CCG and General Practices

GP Practice profiles 2011 - A spreadsheet of indicators describing General Practices across Milton Keynes in 2011 - including practice population profiles, Mosaic categories, screening, immunisation, referrals by speciality, A&E attendance, mortality and morbidity
General Practice Profiles from the APHO include profiles of general practices across England. In addition to viewing individual practice profiles, you can draw together a cluster of practices and view the resulting profile. Each constituent practice can be compared with the cluster and the England average. Alternatively, practices can be compared with their PCT and England. Profiles include demographics, prevalence rates (including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health, respiratory disease, chronic kidney disease, and epilepsy), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators and patient satisfaction. In July 2012 the profiles were updated to include “Indicators for Needs Assessment” - 17 new practice level indicators that have been derived from the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) MSOA level dataset. (July 2012)
Practice and CCG Quality Profiles (created by the Midlands & East Quality Observatory) bring together indicators from various sources providing an indication of quality across the 5 domains of the NHS Outcomes Framework, and a sixth domain, “Organisational approach to quality” which contains metrics which look at organisational behaviour. There are profiles for all practices across Midlands & East, and for all CCGs in England - see the NHS Milton Keynes CCG profile.
NHS MK CCG Outcomes benchmarking support pack was published by the NHS Commissioning Board (December 2012) and gives a quick and easy-to-use summary of the posiiton of the CCG on current commissioning outcomes, and supports the work of the HWB and JSNA devleopment.
The Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) online database provides an indication of the overall achievement of a GP surgery through a points system based on four domains:Clinical, Organisational, Patient Experience and Additional Services.

Age related health

Child Health Profile for Milton Keynes LA is produced by the Child and Maternity Health Observatory (ChiMat)
Interactive Child Health profiles for local areas around Child Health, Healthy Schools, Infant Mortality and Breastfeeding.
Interactive maps showing distribution of Children living in poverty across England published by Chimat
Older People’s Health and Wellbeing Atlas - a snapshot profile of each local authority inEngland. Interactive maps and charts enable comparisons to be made nationally for over 100 indicators.
Excess Winter Deaths (EWD) in England - a key measure in the Public Health Outcomes Framework “Healthcare public health and preventing premature mortality” domain
NHS Atlas of variation - Child health - compare child health across different PCTs and LAs

Profiles of morbidity

NHS Atlases of variation - supporting the search for unexplained variations, the identification and attention to unwarranted variation, and helping clinicians to understand what is going on in their area and where to focus attention to improve the care they provide - currently available:
- Diabetes
- Kidney Disease
- Respiratory Disease
- Liver disease
CancerStats: Cancer Statistics for the UK (Cancer Research UK) - collection of cancer stats including Local Cancer stats - compare incidence, mortality and survival statistics for the UK and around the world, as well as information on cancer causes, diagnosis, and treatment and cancer screening are presented here.
Dementia Prevalence Calculator - calculate local dementia diagnosis rates, understand and compare diagnosis rates with other localities.
End of Life Care Profile for Milton Keynes PCT and Local Authority End of Life Profiles from the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network
Marie Cure End of Life Care Atlas - a web-based mapping tool bringing together data on end of life care across the UK. ’
INHALE - a new Interactive Health Atlas for Lung Conditions in England to help clinical commissioners assess the impact of respiratory disease on local populations, assess variation and identify the services required to meet those needs. The respiratory profile for Milton Keynes CCG (including prevalence, benchmarking, mortality and hospital activity is available here.
Local Tobacco Control Profiles are produced by London PHO. Milton Keynes is above the England average for Smoking attributable hospital admissions - see the MK profile here
Statistics on Smoking, England 2013 - smoking prevalence, habits, behaviours and attitudes among adults and school children, smoking-related ill health and mortality and smoking-related costs.
Local Alcohol Profiles for Engalnd - interactive map showing alcohol related health issues for in England by PCT and LA.
Diabetes Community Health Profiles - a wide range of data on diabetes in adults by PCT.
Kidney Disease profile for Milton Keynes CCG (2012) is produced by NHS Kidney Care.
Cardiovascular Disease Profile for Milton Keynes PCT is published by SEPHO
Community Mental Health profile for Milton Keynes PCT - full report and data from the NorthEast Public Health Observatory (MK is under South East region)
National Obesity Observatory - a set of e altlases obesity, its determinants and associated diseases for adults and children at Local Authority and Middle Super Output Area level, including the National Child Measurement Programme and child prevalence data by CCG.
Health Impact of Physical Inactivity - This tool allows planners to estimate how many cases of certain diseases could be prevented in each local authority in England, if the population aged 40-79 were to engage in recommended amounts of physical activity.
National Eye Health Epidemioology Model (NEHEM) Eye conditions (AMD, cataract, glaucoma and low vision) across the country from the National Eye Health Epidemiology Unit
Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard - (APHO) A snapshot of sexual health for each Primary Care Trust and Local Authority in England - enabling regional and national comparisons relating to teenage pregnancy, abortions, contraception, sexually transmitted infections and other relevant issues
Injury Profiles (APHO) - analysis of injury data including falls and related admissions across NHS trusts
Dementia prevalence and diagnosis rates across the UK compiled by the Alzheimer's Society
Skin Cancer profiles by Local Authority and PCT
Longer Lives - a website showing the variation in early death rates down to LA level.