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Minutes of the 6th Department of Health / CSO Health Data Liaison Group (HDLG) Meeting on 24th October 2023 @ 14:30 - 16:45

Attendance:

59 people in attendance, 45 online via Teams and 14 in person.

Item 1

Census Profile 4 – Health, Disability and Carers
Sheelagh Bonham (CSO)
A general overview of the statistics and Census questions that were asked in the recent Census Profile 4 Health, Disability and Carers was given.

Item 2

Small area Population Statistics
Deirdre Lynch (CSO)
Presentation from Census on small area data and how to access it on the CSO website. There was a demonstration of the new SAPMAP 22 visualisation tool and additional features and uses.

Item 3

Waiting List Data
Eoin Darcy (NTPF)
Eoin gave overview of the NTPF key functions, the data life cycle, facts and figure from 2022 waiting list data and data quality. There was also a discussion on reporting and best practice reporting.

Item 4

International Health Collections
Statistics and Analytics team in the Department of Health.
The team presented a summary of the main international health collections carried out by DOH and CSO. Issues which may impact on comparability and the role of metadata were discussed.

Action items:

1. Organised next meeting around May 2024
2. Circulate Presentation slides to the Group