Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation from Craig Ferguson, Project Manager (Information Management) on possible outcomes for stroke prevention using targeted data through MOSAIC.

The panel received a presentation from Craig Ferguson, Project Manager (Information Management).

MOSAIC is a community profiling database which brings together a variety of data sources and can be used for targeted information provision.

Maps can be created using Geographical Information Systems to show the geographical location of data groups e.g. age groups, ethnicity, deprivation indices, income etc.

Those from the African, Asian and African Caribbean population are more likely to have a stroke.  This population is concentrated in the East of the borough, particularly Northumberland Park, Bruce Grove and Tottenham Green.

Those over the age of 55 years are more likely to have a stroke – this population is concentrated in the West of the borough, specifically Muswell Hill and Highgate.

Using MOSAIC data it can be shown that those more likely to have hypertensive diseases, smoke more than twenty cigarettes a day and suffer from a stroke or TIA are placed in the East of the borough.  Noted that the data is not an exact science and that the data fields selected were those ‘most likely’ in Haringey.  This would not necessarily show those who are more likely to have a stroke or TIA above the national population.

Data can be over-layed and shown on a Ward level as well as Super Output and post code level.

The panel was shown over-layed data to post code level  over those over the age of 55yrs who are Black/Black British or Asian and are most likely to have a stroke.  This could demonstrate a good starting point for a targeted marketing campaign for stroke prevention.

Cared for Pensioners are 5 ½ times more likely than the general population to have a stroke.

Noted that there are a larger number of care homes for older people in the West of the borough. 

Noted that an older person who has spent their life in the East of the borough could be placed in a care home in the West of the borough, they would still be of a greater risk of having a stroke but  - this is not picked up using the MOSAIC data base.

Data from MOSAIC to be cross matched with data held by Adult Services.