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Data-driven analysis of the performance of government recently published

20 Oct 2017

Performance Tracker brings together more than 100 data series to provide a comprehensive picture of the performance of government in running key public services. The analysis, by the Institute for Government and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), reveals the key decision points that the Chancellor faces in the run-up to his first Autumn Budget. read more...

New £15 million programme to help train one million in mental health first aid

20 Oct 2017

A new £15 million programme will see up to 1 million people trained in basic mental health “first aid” skills. The programme will improve personal resilience and help people recognise and respond effectively to signs of mental illness in others. read more...

Public Health England's Local Health tool updated

19 Oct 2017

Local Health presents data for small areas - in our case to Lower Super Output Areas and Wards - across 50 updated indicators and more across the four Local Health themes and new functionality within the tool allows data to be downloaded in bulk for the first time. read more...

Sport England - Tackling inactivity and economic disadvantage funding 2017

17 Oct 2017

Accepting applications until early November 2017 Sport England’s Tackling Inactivity and Economic Disadvantage fund is part of Sport England’s wider delivery framework and investment programme to build an active nation and achieve the outcomes of the UK Government’s sports strategy Sporting Future read more...

Birth characteristics in England and Wales: 2016

17 Oct 2017

Latest information from ONS for 2016 with regard to annual birth statistics, including birthweight, place of birth, multiple births and stillbirths. read more...

Changes at Community Action Wirral

13 Oct 2017

Update from Annette Roberts at Community Action Wirral about the changes being made at CAW... now they have won the new Third Sector Local Infrastructure contract and will be working in collaboration with Wirral Chamber of Commerce to deliver this service. read more...

Wirral among happiest places to live according to Rightmove Survey

12 Oct 2017

Wirral has come third in the UK for being amongst the happiest places to live according to a survey as reported by BBC News read more...

Wirral's 2017 Labour Market Profile from Nomis

12 Oct 2017

This Wirral profile brings together data from several sources for 2016 through to 2017. read more...

House prices: how much does one square metre cost in your area?

12 Oct 2017

Homes in the most expensive area of England and Wales cost 25 times as much as in the cheapest area, according to ONS analysis of 2016 property prices. One square metre of floor space – an area about the size of a red phone box – costs almost £19,439 in Kensington and Chelsea, while in Blaenau Gwent in the South Wales valleys, the same amount of space costs £777. The ONS article compares property prices by floor space across England and Wales and the value of floor space for your local authority area. read more...

ABCD Event at Wirral Met this November

12 Oct 2017

ABCD Event at Wirral Met this November read more...

Wirral's Public Health Annual Report 2017

10 Oct 2017

Life expectancy at birth has improved both nationally and in Wirral over several decades. Despite this, gaps persist and this report highlights the inequalities in life expectancy we see across Wirral and shows that this can be partially explained by differences in avoidable mortality - deaths which might be prevented through public health interventions or better healthcare provision. read more...

Public Health England and new “Public Health Dashboard”

03 Oct 2017

Public Health England has been developing a new “Public Health Dashboard”, that will launched as a final version in July 2018 after a period of consultation. PHE are publishing this dashboard as part of the Government’s transparency agenda which supports improvement in public services read more...

A newborn UK baby boy could expect to live 79.2 years and a UK newborn baby girl 82.9 years if mortality rates remain the same

02 Oct 2017

A newborn baby boy could expect to live 79.2 years and a newborn baby girl 82.9 years if mortality rates remain the same as they were in the UK in 2014 to 2016 throughout their lives. read more...

People who were abused as children are more likely to be abused as an adult

29 Sep 2017

The legacy of child abuse lives on long after survivors have moved into adulthood The Crime Survey of England and Wales (year ending March 2016) shows a higher proportion of survivors of child abuse (psychological, physical, sexual assault or who witnessed domestic abuse) went on to experience abuse in adulthood compared with those who suffered no childhood abuse. Find out more about the impact of child abuse in later life through our latest article. read more...

Personal well-being in the UK: April 2016 to March 2017 Estimates of life satisfaction, whether you feel the things you do in life are worthwhile

29 Sep 2017

Estimates of life satisfaction, whether you feel the things you do in life are worthwhile read more...

Estimates of the very old (including centenarians), UK: 2002 to 2016

28 Sep 2017

The population aged 90 and over has grown more rapidly than most younger ages in recent years but it remains a small part of the total UK population. Historical birth patterns which resulted in rapid ageing and growth of the population aged 90 and over in recent years have now largely played out, and ageing and growth have returned to a longer-term average. The proportion of men in the population aged 90 and over continues to rise read more...

Wirral Carers Survey Report for 2016/17

27 Sep 2017

Now available is Wirral Carers Survey Report for 2016/17. This Carers Survey is distributed to specific residents to gauge opinions and views about life as a carer. This is then reported back as part of central government plus used to inform our future policy, procedures and processes and support Carers across the Borough. read more...

More mothers with young children working full-time

26 Sep 2017

Flexible working, parental leave, and the provision of free childcare have all had an impact on parental employment rates - see how that’s changed since 1996 in this latest ONS latest article. read more...

Why not visit these other Wirral Partner sites

26 Sep 2017

These Wirral websites offer you lots of local information and content read more...

Compendium of Health Stats now published

26 Sep 2017

Wirral's 2017 Compendium of Health Stats now published read more...

Wirral Military Community Services announce new NAAFI break venue

25 Sep 2017

Wirral Military Community Services are proud to announce the first date for their local NAAFI Breaks will be 3rd October @ Nightingales Café - Argyle Street, Birkenhead read more...

Mental health problems represent the largest single cause of disability in the UK

25 Sep 2017

New tool for local public health teams identifying the most cost-effective mental health programmes. read more...

NHS England invite funding applications for Health and Wellbeing Fund 2017 to 2018

22 Sep 2017

Application form for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to apply for the Health and Wellbeing Fund on social prescribing. read more...

New report: Implantable and Wearable Medical Devices for COPD

22 Sep 2017

Wearable technology could give hope to some 3 million people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), according to a new report produced by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in collaboration with the Hamlyn Centre, Imperial College London. read more...

Prison health health annual report

22 Sep 2017

21 Sep 2017

NHS launches new drive to save thousands of people from heart attacks and strokes read more...

The top 100 baby names

19 Sep 2017

14 Sep 2017

Physical Activity profile for Wirral

13 Sep 2017

Child Health Profiles