The Office for Statistics Regulation wrote to Chris Wormald about NHS Trust clinical standards statistics

1 November 2016 · Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation

The letter is dated 1 November 2016. The Office for Statistics Regulation published it as NHS Trust clinical standards statistics. Below are 4 passages from the letter in the regulator's own words.

What the Office for Statistics Regulation wrote

“We have just replied to a public query relating to two statements made in a speech by the Secretary of State for Health’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference.”

“We wanted to bring this to your attention not because of the specific issues in themselves – we have been able to identify the source used by the Secretary of State, as you can see from the attached reply.”

“As you know, we consider that it is important that any statistics used by Government, whether or not sourced from an Official Statistics publication, are accessible to the public, produced using sound methods, upfront about limitations, and are used accurately.”

“We consider that greater attention should be paid to a description of methods, including the approach to sampling; quality assurance; a balanced description of findings; frankness, in terms of setting out any limitations of the approach; and accessibility – that is, that the public can”

From Ed Humpherson, Office for Statistics Regulation, letter of 1 November 2016. Read the full letter.

Receipt