Core Components of Any Reporting Product

Regardless of the platform or tool used, all analytical products should include the following core components to ensure clarity, transparency, and usability:

Cover Page

This section provides essential context and metadata about the product:

Purpose: What is the product designed to address or inform?

Sharing Restrictions: Can the product be shared outside of NHSE?

Data Sources: What data sources are used within the product?

Last Refresh Date: When was the data last updated?

Key Contacts: Who can be contacted for more information?

Version Information: What version of the product is this?

Guidance Link: Link to any user guide or supporting documentation

An example shown below

Main Report Content

The core content of the product, typically organised as:

Overview Page/Tab: Highlights key insights or summary observations from the data

Focused Pages/Tabs: Provide deeper dives into specific areas or themes

Metric and Metadata Descriptions

Each metric or KPI used in the product should be clearly defined and documented here (or include a link to a separate metric reference document)

Data Quality/Submission Compliance

If the product uses SitRep or submission-based data, it should include or link to a submission compliance or data quality report. This promotes transparency in interpretation

Coding

A link to the relevant GitHub repository where the underlying code and logic for the product are maintained