Radar tool

Key Sexual Health Surveillance information is shown by health service area within one radar plot.  To accommodate the wide range of available data into a simple presentation, all data values shown on the plots are log transformations of the original surveillance data.  Original data are available at the HIV/STIs web page.  The log transformation means that an apparently small difference in values within the same profile will be much more substantial.

›› PCT map

›› LA map

Data corrected 04/07/2011: A number of data errors were identified in the patient residence rates released on the 14/06/2011. Patient residence rates are corrected by Country, SHA and PCT. Data by LA of patient residence remain unchanged. Please ensure that any previously downloaded data are replaced with the current version (04/07/2011).

›› Metadata files provide detailed information on the characteristics of individual data sources:

• Sexual Health Profiles - Trend: metadata files (PDF, 193 KB)
• Sexual Health Profiles - Performance: metadata files (PDF, 209 KB)

How to use the Radar tool

Finding data:

• To select data click the Data button above the plot;
• Select a PCT from list in the table.  The radar plot shows the key Sexual Health data for the PCT.

Comparing with other areas:

• To select other PCTs hold down the Ctrl key and then click on the required PCTs in the data table;
• Click on the Filter button to select all the PCTs within an SHA geographic characteristics.

Identifying key sexual health issues:

• Compare the shape of the Radar plots between PCTs to explore variations in sexual health;
• Refer to the rank given in Sexual Health Index to explore key sexual health issues within and between PCTs;
• Original surveillance data available from HPA website (see right hand column for link);
• Metadata files are available which provide details of the characteristics of the surveillance datasets.

Feedback

Please contact us at hiv-sti@hpa.org.uk if you would like to send us comments and suggestions on this resource.