Falls are the largest cause of emergency hospital admissions for older people, and significantly impact on long term outcomes. Falls that results in injury can be very serious - approximately 1 in 20 older people living in the community experience a fracture or need hospitalisation after a fall.
This bitesize shows data from Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (released February 2022) on Emergency hospital admissions for falls injuries and for fractured neck of femur in persons aged 65 and over to 2020/21, with the trend for Oxfordshire county and the variation by district council area.
Oxfordshire County Council carries out an annual update to housing-led population forecasts to support planning for school places, social care and other services. These differ from the population projections provided by ONS in that they:
Unemployment claimant count data (released 15 February 2022 by the Department of Work and Pensions) shows that the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits in Oxfordshire decreased slightly between December 2021 and January 2022, from 11,005 to 10,935 (-0.6%).
Unemployment claimant count data (released 18 January 2022 by the Department of Work and Pensions) shows that the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits in Oxfordshire decreased between November and December 2021, from 11,605 to 11,225 (-3.3%).
