Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Finding treatments for Covid-19

The Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) Trial was set up to identify effective treatments that improve outcomes for people in hospital with suspected or confirmed Covid-19.
- Treatment and prevention
Analysing local variation in stroke prevention

Comparing local performance on managing atrial fibrillation
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Evaluating bowel cancer care in Yorkshire

Using patient data to identify and improve areas of poor practice
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Demonstrating the safety of a treatment for heart failure

Analysing a potential link between angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Investigating self-harm in young people

Identifying under reporting of self-harm
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
A better understanding of mental illness

Linking data to improve treatment and prevention of mental illness
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Understanding the true threat of bacterial infection

Using data to track anti-biotic resistant bacteria
- Planning
- Patient safety
- Policy
Using genetics for healthcare and research

The 100,000 Genomes Project links genetic with health data to investigate disease
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Getting people with COPD more involved in their own healthcare

Using data to support people to manage their COPD
- Individual care
- Planning
Planning services for people living with and beyond cancer

Using patient data to look at what happens to someone after receiving a cancer diagnosis
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning