Health GIS Service Activity 2005/6

West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit

Health GIS Service Activity 2005/6

Annual Health GIS Seminar 31st May 2006

Diane EdwardsGIS Manager


Tel: 0121 414 8070 Fax: 0121 414 7712E-mail: [email protected]


Activity in 2005/6● Staffing Structure● GIS Requests● PHASE website● MapInfo training● Major Projects● OS Licensing


Staffing Structure2 full time members of staff:● GIS Manager

● PHASE Database Manager

Agenda for Change Restructuring of NHS


GIS Requests● 64 requests ● More complex analyses e.g. travel time; referral areas

● Collaborative work with UoB DPHEcluster 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


GIS Requests

Understanding census geography


Understanding ward geography


GIS Requests


1. Walk Times to Pharmacies

2. Walk Times to GP Surgeries

GIS Requests: Walk Times


PHASE website● Finalising functionality● Defining hosting service● Data loading● Handover documentation

● Additional work in 2006/7SOA geography Deprivation indicesHistogram charts


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?


Major Projects● WMCIU and Health GIS website redevelopment

● Population estimates

● Deprivation


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


2006/7● Funding

● Strategy

● Projects


2006/7● Contact:

[email protected] 414 8070http://www.wmciu.nhs.uk

mailto:[email protected]

Health GIS Service Activity 2005/6

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