Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Improving early cancer diagnosis for Black African women

Using patient data to identify variation in diagnosis of late stage breast cancer
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
Are flu vaccines effective?

Using GP data to evaluate the effectiveness of flu vaccination
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Using social media to better understand rheumatoid arthritis

Understanding the real world experience of patients through online support group data
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Improving pharmacist access to healthcare data

Allowing pharmacists access to Summary Care Records with patient consent
- Individual care
- Planning
Involving patients in motor neurone disease research

Evaluating the effectiveness of a treatment through online forum data
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Making sure all young people get the best cancer care

Analysisng hospital data to ensure that different treatment approaches do not affect outcomes
- Planning
Using techniques from astronomy to diagnose dementia

Analysing GP data for dementia early warning signs
- Diagnosis
Understanding the impacts of genes, lifestyle and environment

UK Biobank stores health data on 500,000 volunteers to provide a resource for researchers
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Comparing cancer survival rates worldwide

Using cancer registries to examine cancer survival variation between countries
- Understanding disease
- Planning
- Policy
Mobile health approaches for asthma

Evaluating the effectiveness of a new 'smart inhaler'
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention