How to use Fingertips - 7 minute bitesize

About this training

This 7 minute online tutorial introduces the Fingertips website and describes how it can help you find local health and wellbeing data for your work in Hertfordshire.

Fingertips (www.fingertips.phe.org.uk) is a large public health data collection, provided by the Department of Health and Social Care.

Data is organised into themed profiles which provide collections of indicators. They have been developed to show local area data alongside relevant comparators. The Fingertips site also includes Health trends in England, that summarise key information about the health of people in England and how it has changed over time. It is intended to provide an overview for the public in an accessible way.

This short video shows you how to use the Fingertips site to find the information you are looking for. The guide has been created by the Public Health Evidence and Intelligence Team (Hertfordshire County Council) 

Information about this training

This training will help learners use evidence to show the impact of your health and wellbeing services in Hertfordshire, through use of the national Fingertips website.

Learning Outcomes

Learners will:

• develop their understanding and awareness of the data included in Fingertips and how it can help improve planning and delivering local services
• increase their knowledge and skills in finding evidence of health indicators across a range of topics.

Who is the course aimed at?

Staff and volunteers who collect evidence of the need for their services and impact of their services that improve health and wellbeing in Hertfordshire.

Entry requirements to do this course

None

How you will be assessed

No assessment.

What happens after I book this training?

After booking the training, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the pre-recorded tutorial. An email will also be sent two weeks later to ask how helpful the tutorial was and suggest some further resources to look at.