Useful websites

• A useful guide to data visualisation and using it to unlock the potential of data from The Publications Office of the European Union
• Manchester measuring inequalities toolkit - an online course about inequality measurement produced as part of the Making Manchester Fairer Programme by the University of Manchester in partnership with the Manchester City Council Department of Public Health

Here are some external websites containing useful data, evidence and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of Bolton people, and factors influencing it.

• The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities' fingertips profiles - a collection of trusted, regularly updated data and information on many health related topics. A good starting point is the Local Authority Health Profile
• House of Commons LibraryWebsite with breifings and dashboards on a wide range of topics. Primarily intendded to inform MPs so most dashboards go down to consituency level but some lower.
• Nomis - The most detailed and up-to-date statistics from official sources for local areas throughout the UK. Nomis has a range of datasets covering aspects of the labour market, life events and other topics.
• UK health and care statistics finder
• Office for National Statistics - The UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.
• NICE - the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence produce a wide range of high quality guidance, advice, and quality standards for health, public health, and social care.
• NHS Digital - responsible for standardising, collecting and publishing data and information from across the health and social care system in England.
• Statistics on public health - from NHS Digital
• StatXplore is a resouce produced by the Department of Work and Pensions to access benefits data. It can be tricky to use, so Centre for Ageing Better have produced a helpful StatXplore user guide.
• NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBA) open data portal. Current datasets include those on dispensing of medicines, dental activity is coming soon.
• NHS ODS Portal – find data on NHS organisations and practitioners - select 'Pre-defined reports'
• NHS Organsiation Data Service - datasets on NHS organisations such as list of all GP practices
• MHCLG open data - open data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Governement

Local sources:

• Greater Manchester Residents' survey is a great source of information on a variety of topics and how they're changing over time. Find out more about topic coverage over the different waves and numbers of Bolton respondents in this local guide to the GM residents' survey
• Open Data Bolton - the place for the public, researchers and developers to access, analyse and share information about the borough.
• Bolton Council consultations - details of open and closed consultations run by Bolton Council