This blog, written by a statistician at the Department for Work and Pensions, shares five practical tips to make data easier to understand and engaging, helping people tell better stories using data.

Understanding Patient Data has compiled a summary of research and resources exploring public attitudes towards health data. Topics include trust in different organisations, opinions on decision-making, opt-out and choice, and how views differ among different groups of people.

Understanding Patient Data explores key moments in a person’s journey through the health system when they may be most open to learning about how data informs their care and how their data could support research.