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The impact of elective waiting times on benefits receipt, England: April 2014 to April 2024
What's in the bulletin?
- Among working-age people receiving elective (non-emergency) NHS treatment in England, treatment was associated with a reduction in benefits receipt for up to five years, compared with not having received treatment.
- For inpatients, the largest reductions in the percentage of people receiving any benefit five years after treatment were for cardiac surgery services (49.3 percentage points), thoracic surgery services (48.2 percentage points) and neurosurgical services (44.0 percentage points), compared with not having received treatment.
- For outpatients, above-target waiting times were associated with an estimated 38,396 to 65,598 additional person-years of receipt of any benefit over five years across 12 treatment specialties, with the largest increases in neurology (13,372 person-years over a five-year period; 7.2%), cardiology (9,148 person-years; 4.7%) and rheumatology (7,833 person-years; 6.3%).
How health has changed in your local area: 2015 to 2020
Use our interactive tool to explore how health changed in each local authority area across England between 2015 and 2020, according to the Health Index.
How does home ownership, health and more differ across society?
Try this Census quiz to explore what life looked like in 2021 for different people in England and Wales, including home ownership, health, education, and work.
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The impact of sepsis hospitalisation on employee earnings and employment status, England
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Coronavirus and the social impacts on different ethnic groups in the UK
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Suicides in UK armed forces veterans, England and Wales
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Publications related to Health and well-being
Statistical bulletins
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The impact of elective waiting times on benefits receipt, England: April 2014 to April 2024
Analysis investigating the impact of elective inpatient and outpatient treatments and waiting times on benefits receipt in England.
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The impact of hospitalisation for sepsis on employee earnings and employment status, England: April 2014 to December 2024
The change in employee earnings and employment after hospitalisation for sepsis, compared with 12 to 24 months before hospitalisation.
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Quality of life in the UK: May 2023
An update on the UK's progress across 10 domains of national well-being: personal well-being, relationships, health, what we do, where we live, personal finance, economy, education and skills, governance, and the environment.
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Personal well-being in the UK: April 2022 to March 2023
Estimates of life satisfaction, worthwhile, happiness, and anxiety, by select geographies including local authority level and individual characteristics and circumstances.
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The impact of adverse pregnancy events on monthly employee earnings and employment, England: April 2014 to December 2022
The change in employee earnings and employment after adverse pregnancy events, including miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, molar pregnancies, stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
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Disability, England and Wales: Census 2021
Information on disability in England and Wales, Census 2021 data.
Articles
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NHS70: Marking 70 years of the National Health Service
The National Health Service was launched seven decades ago with lofty ambitions to look after people "from the cradle to the grave". What's changed in the last 70 years?
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Middle-aged generation most likely to die by suicide and drug poisoning
Now in their 40s and 50s, the so-called Generation X are dying in greater numbers by suicide or drug poisoning than any other age group.
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More than one in four sandwich carers report symptoms of mental ill-health
Sandwich carers – those who care for both sick, disabled or older relatives and dependent children – are more likely to report symptoms of mental ill-health, feel less satisfied with life, and struggle financially compared with the general population.
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Middle-aged generation most likely to die by suicide and drug poisoning
Now in their 40s and 50s, the so-called Generation X are dying in greater numbers by suicide or drug poisoning than any other age group.
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Measures of National Well-being Dashboard: Quality of Life in the UK
Bringing together the latest national well-being data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and other sources to give an overview of how the UK is doing across the 10 areas of life that the UK public told us matter most.
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ONS review of the future design options for the Health Survey for England
The Department of Health and Social Care commissioned the ONS to review the Health Survey for England. This is to explore alternative design options that modernise and innovate, while ensuring high‑quality data are delivered to monitor population health.