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Treating rare genetic diseases
Linking genetic and phenotypic data to help clinicians care for, and researchers to investigate, rarer genetic conditions.
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Giving cancer patients the right level of treatment
Translating clinical research into real-world outcomes
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Screening for bowel cancer
This research investigated the effectiveness of a test for detecting and preventing bowel cancer, which is now used across the four nations.
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Prescribing statins to men without a history of heart attacks
Ensuring and demonstrating the effectiveness of life-saving treatments
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Finding treatments for Covid-19
Rapid trialing of existing and new drug therapies during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Treatment and prevention
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Extending the UK flu vaccination programme to children
Using surveillance data to demonstrate the benefits of vaccinating children against flu
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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Improving management of chronic kidney disease
Monitoring blood test results alerts GPs if a person’s health is deteriorating
- Individual care
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Reducing nationwide variation in stroke prevention and treatment
Comparing local performance on managing atrial fibrillation
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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Equal access to bowel cancer treatments in Yorkshire
Using patient data to identify and improve areas of poor practice
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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Demonstrating the safety of an anti-obesity medication
Using data to ensure the safety of medications
- Treatment and prevention