1. Health Statistics Richard Cracknell View from Westminster

2. 2005 2001 2002 1992 2000

3. ...political rhetoric that leans on specific cases, as opposed to broad statistics... Wikipedia War of Jennifer’s Ear

4. ...political rhetoric that leans on specific cases, as opposed to broad statistics... acknowledged to be hazardous for politicians to employ in any decisive argument. Wikipedia War of Jennifer’s Ear

7. 1981 “There are 2,630 NHS hospitals in the UK.” Sec of State for Soc Services HC Debate 18 June 1981 c419W

8. 2002 “There is no official definition of what constitutes a hospital and therefore no established count.”

9. 2012

10. Too much NHS data?

12. Accident and Emergency Suspension of Quarterly A&E data return Initial findings, following the closure of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns consultation, suggest that any user needs for the quarterly A&E publication are outweighed by the data burden on the NHS. Pending the conclusion of the review and the publication of the Department's response to the consultation, this return will be suspended from 1st January 2012.... The Department will continue to publish weekly data on A&E attendances and waiting times.

13. Too much NHS data? NHS Staff Head count Full-time equivalent Role count Monthly (provisional) Annual Census

14. Walk this way....

15. How many? NHS Walk-in Centres: Closures Graham Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS walk-in centres closed in...England in the last six months. Paul Burstow: Decisions about the provision of walk-in services in primary care are an individual decision of local primary care trusts (PCTs) and routine information on the provision of such services in the national health service is not monitored by the Department. HC Deb 2 Dec 2010 c1013W

16. HSUG – the next 20 years...