The data team at Polimapper has visualised this month’s ‘Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times’ data to showcase its potential for informing geographical discussions on healthcare challenges. The map below shows NHS waiting times statistics by Integrated Care Board in England. Each local area page includes a detailed breakdown of waiting times by service in…
The number of job vacancies in the UK fell for the 34th consecutive quarter, while the claimant count rose both month-on-month and year-on-year to over 1.7 million, new figures show. This morning, the Office for National Statistics released new Labour Market data, revealing a significant quarter-on-quarter fall in the number of UK job vacancies by…
In 2023 to 2024, 64.5% of adults in England were estimated to be ‘overweight or living with obesity’. This is an increase of 0.5% from the previous year, consistent with a nearly decade-long upward trend. Weight loss made headlines this morning, following new breakthroughs in obesity research. Statistics from the Office for Health Improvement and…
European Union GDP increased by 1.4% over the year in the first quarter of 2025, new figures show. This was particularly stark in Ireland, which saw the highest growth rates in the EU. Yesterday, Eurostat released new GDP data for the first quarter of 2025, revealing a GDP growth rate in the Euro area of…
The number of households in temporary accommodation increased by 13.6% in December 2024, from the previous year. Polimapper’s visualisation shows that half of these were located in London. The figures released this morning reveal that, between October to December 2024, 83.8k households were assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness and owed a statutory homelessness…
School suspension numbers have increased by 12% in the 2023/2024 spring term, new figures show. In England, suspensions were lower than those in Autumn but rose significantly from the previous year. The data published on Thursday by the Department for Education shows that 295.5k suspensions and 3.1k permanent exclusions took place in schools during Spring.…
GP satisfaction in England has decreased by 1.2% in March, compared to January. Satisfaction was as low as 60% in the Integrated Care Board of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, Polimapper’s visualisation shows. The new Health Insight Survey release, which assesses patient satisfaction with NHS services, comes after the Institute for Government think tank published…
The number of energy efficiency measures installed under the Home Upgrade Grant increased by 46% in February 2025, from the previous month. The South East region registered the highest number in dwelling upgrades under the second phase of the scheme. The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) is a government scheme which supports energy efficiency upgrades to…
Headline crime increased by 14% over the year, as London sees highest crime rates across the country, new Crime figures show. This comes amidst news of the Home Office ordering new crime data to be published by the end of the year. The statistics released this morning by the Office for National Statistics reveal a…
London has seen the highest year on year decrease in the number of families in receipt of Child Benefits, data visualised by Polimapper shows. In August 2024, there were 6.91 million families in receipt of benefit payments, a continued decrease from last year’s numbers. The statistics published this morning by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)…