Finola Ferry

While deprivation is consistently predictive of health, it is typically studied at one point in time in relation to health outcomes. Emerging research indicates that trajectories of social mobility may be a more powerful predictor of health than point-in-time analyses.

Measures Outcomes. Four key dichotomous outcomes (0 = no, 1 = yes) were defined based on OS data: a summary variable identified any ophthalmic service engagement between January 2015 and November 2019 (based on attendance at any eye-test); and three broad ophthalmic-related health outcomes derived from ophthalmic records based on the exemption category recorded on sight test claim forms—any glaucoma, any diabetes, and any registered blindness.

A new Data Insight produced by researchers from ADRC Northern Ireland, part of ADR Northern Ireland, explores the relationship between mental disorder, occupation type and family demands in Northern Ireland. In 2017, the UK government announced a new strategy to tackle mental health policy and practice at work, commissioning a review of how companies across the UK support mental health at work.