West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Health GIS Service Activity 2005/6 Annual Health GIS Seminar 31 st May 2006 Diane Edwards GIS Manager West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Tel: Fax:
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Activity in 2005/6 ● Staffing Structure ● GIS Requests ● PHASE website ● MapInfo training ● Major Projects ● OS Licensing
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Staffing Structure 2 full time members of staff: ● GIS Manager ● PHASE Database Manager Agenda for Change Restructuring of NHS
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests ● 64 requests ● More complex analyses e.g. travel time; referral areas ● Collaborative work with UoB DPHE cluster workshops; KHD; supervision of BSc Medical Science student – helminth infections in Uganda. ● Advice and support to HSC IC in defining OS NHS SLA ● AGI Health SIG events
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests Understanding census geography
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Understanding ward geography
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit
GIS Requests
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit
1. Walk Times to Pharmacies 2. Walk Times to GP Surgeries GIS Requests: Walk Times
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit PHASE website ● Finalising functionality ● Defining hosting service ● Data loading ● Handover documentation ● Additional work in 2006/7 SOA geography Deprivation indices Histogram charts
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit MapInfo training ● Introductory Course: total 73, 10 waiting ● Advanced Course: total 33; 10+ waiting ● Future needs: Assess staffing post reorganisation ‘OS data handling’ ‘Techniques’ workshops?
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Major Projects ● WMCIU and Health GIS website redevelopment ● Population estimates ● Deprivation
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit OS Licensing ● HSC IC funded ● Building the Business Case ● Assessing the implications of the SLA ● Forging working relationships ● Future Developing use User Group Key Performance Indicators
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit 2006/7 ● Funding ● Strategy ● Projects
West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit 2006/7 ● Contact: