17 March 2026
We have identified an error in the calculation of a deflator used in healthcare intermediate consumption. This affected the editions from 2019 onwards of Table 5 of our Public service productivity estimates: healthcare, England dataset, which is used for healthcare and total public service productivity estimates. The indicative impact of this error has been quantified in our Impact of improved methods on total public service productivity: 1997 to 2022 article, and a full correction will be issued along with the article’s next release, scheduled for publication on 30 March 2026. This was caused by a spreadsheet formula using the wrong source data, and we are currently strengthening our quality assurance and updating our healthcare processing systems to reduce the likelihood of similar errors occurring. We apologise for this error.
