Welcome to the Eastern Region Public Health Observatory (erpho)
| Erpho is a regional body established to monitor the health of the population of the East of England and help the NHS and other organisations ensure that decisions and actions taken to improve health are supported by sound data and information. | We signpost, hold, use and analyse a wide variety of data about health from many sources. We work with a range of partners and stakeholders regionally and nationally. |
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Recently released public health resources
 | Briefing 22: Spend and Outcome tool (SPOT) – The need of the moment An introduction to the Spend and Outcome Tool produced by YHPHO (which updates the erpho 2008 Programme Budgeting Reports) and initial analysis of programme spend and outcome for each East of England PCT.
|  | Differences in Mortality and Life Expectancy between PCTs and within PCTs in the East of England (in DSRs; years) Using mortality and population data from 2001 to 2008, area profiles were generated showing trends in mortality rates and life expectancy by deprivation groups in East of England PCTs.
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