Spend and outcomes tool (SPOT)
An overview of spend and outcomes in local authorities for public health teams and commissioners.
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Access the new version of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities spend and outcomes tool (SPOT)
SPOT for local authorities was redeveloped from an Excel-based tool to a web-based tool in 2020. Previous versions of SPOT for local authorities were available as Excel tools. These are incomparable with the current tool due to changes in methodology and data. You can use the current version of SPOT to look at historic local authority data.
SPOT for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) is no longer being updated due to the lack of available CCG spend data. If you wish to obtain a copy of one of the previous Excel tools email healtheconomics@phe.gov.uk
Using the SPOT, public health teams and commissioners can:
- compare spend and outcome measures against other local authorities including Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) statistical neighbours
- look at spend and outcome measures across a range of public health areas, as well as other local authority spending areas
- identify programmes with outcomes significantly different to similar local authorities that may need more analysis
- use the tool alongside return on investment and health economics tools
Updates to this page
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Removed previous versions of SPOT for local authorities which have been replaced by the web-app version released in 2020.
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Clarified that SPOT tool now excludes spend and outcome measure data for clinical commissioning groups.
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Added link to PHE Spend and Outcomes Tool (SPOT).
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Added link to user feedback survey.
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Added updated version of local authority tool containing 2018 data.
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Added updated version of local authority tool.
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First published.