Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health

Data Visualisation Style and Best Practice Guide

A guide to turning data into engaging visualisations that tell a compelling data story.

Data has the pow­er to trans­form health­care by pro­vid­ing insights that can improve clin­i­cal deci­sions, ser­vice deliv­ery and patient outcomes.

What is the Data Visu­al­i­sa­tion Style and Best Prac­tice Guide?

Our Data Visu­al­i­sa­tion Style and Best Prac­tice Guide (PDF 4MB) helps turn data into engag­ing visu­al­i­sa­tions that sup­port data-dri­ven decision-making.

If you work with data in health, the guide can help you:

  • choose the right chart for your message
  • use colour, lay­out and typog­ra­phy to high­light key information
  • cre­ate intu­itive and acces­si­ble visualisations.

Why is data sto­ry­telling important?

Data sto­ry­telling com­bines data, visu­als and a nar­ra­tive to help peo­ple under­stand infor­ma­tion and why it matters. 

It helps com­mu­ni­cate key insights, pro­vide con­text and sup­port bet­ter deci­sion-mak­ing, enabling audi­ences to iden­ti­fy oppor­tu­ni­ties and take action.