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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: 0121 414 8070 Fax: 0121 414 7712 E-mail: diane.edwards@wmciu.nhs.uk Slide 2 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Activity in 2005/6 Staffing Structure GIS Requests PHASE website MapInfo training Major Projects OS Licensing Slide 3 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Staffing Structure 2 full time members of staff: GIS Manager PHASE Database Manager Agenda for Change Restructuring of NHS Slide 4 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 Slide 5 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests Understanding census geography Slide 6 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Understanding ward geography Slide 7 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests Slide 8 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Slide 9 GIS Requests Slide 10 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests Slide 11 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit GIS Requests Slide 12 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Slide 13 1. Walk Times to Pharmacies 2. Walk Times to GP Surgeries GIS Requests: Walk Times Slide 14 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 Slide 15 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? Slide 16 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit Major Projects WMCIU and Health GIS website redevelopment Population estimates Deprivation Slide 17 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 Slide 18 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit 2006/7 Funding Strategy Projects Slide 19 West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit 2006/7 Contact: diane.edwards@wmciu.nhs.ukiane.edwards@wmciu.nhs.uk 0121 414 8070 http://www.wmciu.nhs.uk