Case Studies

We have gathered case studies from across government to demonstrate the factors that are likely to produce high quality analysis.

We call these factors "pillars of influential analysis".

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The occupational status of nurses and midwives in England and Wales

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Challenges for the healthcare system The UK healthcare sector faces considerable sustainability challenges. Although increasing nursing training places is a major workforce priority across the UK, applications have declined in recent years. At the same time, a notable proportion of nursing posts continue to be filled by internationally trained professionals. As NHS England seeks to […]

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Using linked goods trade microdata to support evidence-based trade policy

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A case study about how the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) use Linked Trade in Goods/Inter-Departmental Business Register (TiG-IDBR) microdata to provide new insights into the behaviour of UK goods trading firms.

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The short-term and medium-term effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start

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A case study about the how the UK government's Sure Start programme affected children’s outcomes from early childhood through adolescence.

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Free schools and how they affect neighbouring schools

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A case study about analysis to understand how free schools affect enrolment, attainment, and the social mix in neighbouring schools.

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How the National Statistician’s Analysis Unit uses data for policy insight

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A case study demonstrating how the Research Group within the Office for National Statistics (ONS) National Statistician’s Analysis Unit prioritised work to explore how health conditions, life events and interventions shape earnings, employment and benefit use over time.

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Household responses to trade shocks

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A case study about a project to understand how households adjust when earnings or job security are affected.

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Population Movement Data: unlocking opportunities for a modern digital government

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Insights from the recently published Population Movement Data: Unlocking Opportunities for a Modern Digital Government report, which highlights how anonymised and aggregated mobility data from Virgin Media O2 Business is being used across government to support public good

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A profile of repeat offending by children and young people in England and Wales

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A case study about a project to produce in-depth analysis of repeat offending by children and young people in England and Wales, using newly linked administrative data.

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Exploring how personal health affects economic activity

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A case study about how analysts are linking data from several sources to create a powerful dataset that enables detailed analysis of how hospitalisation, treatments, and long-term conditions influence labour market participation.

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Using Census 2021 data to improve diabetes prevalence estimates

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A case study about how analysts in the Clinical Epidemiology team at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) have used data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to update sub-national estimates of type 2 diabetes prevalence in England.

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