Contents

   Summary       Background       Methods       Findings        About the report

   The Peninsula needs assessment model and other estimates of shortfall

   Implications of findings         Glossary        References /acknowledgements

   OPCS4 codes and ICD codes       

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 About the report

This report has been prepared by the South West Public Health Observatory and the MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol.
Addresses for correspondence

This work was made possible through a project grant from the NHS Executive South and West Research and Development Directorate.

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The South West Public Health Observatory is part of a national network of eight regional public health observatories, funded by the Department of Health. These were established in 2000 as outlined in the Government White Paper Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation . Key tasks include: monitoring health and disease trends; identifying gaps in health information; advising on methods for health and health impact assessment; drawing together information from different sources and carrying out projects on particular health issues.

The South West Public Health Observatory also forms a key part of the developing South West Observatory. This is a wider regional intelligence function, currently supported by the Department of Health, Government Office for the South West, the South West of England Regional Development Agency, the Regional Assembly and the Environment Agency.  

Further information about the work of the South West Public Health Observatory can be found on this web site. SWPHO Home Page  

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