What we are doing

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April 2026

Meeting with Local Authorities

Held 21st April meeting.  Discussions around population forecasting and also deprivation.  Always interesting to see techniques and use!

Public health funerals

Out of curiosity, looking at "the online registers of record of funerals undertaken by  local authorities".  Starting with East of England.  Interest and discussion with Local Government Association and University of Southampton.

LARIA Conference 2026

Very much enjoyed the conference on 25th March.  Chairing sessions including "Using localised weather data to explore the impact of extreme weather and health" and "AI-Assisted Thematic Analysis:

Transforming Public Consultation Insight at Wirral

Council"