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There is a wide range of ways that patient data can be used to provide better care and improve health. Explore the case studies to learn more. Please let us know if you have good examples to share.

Impact of work
  • Diagnosis (1)
  • Individual care (4)
  • (-) Patient safety (1)
  • Planning (2)
  • Policy (2)
  • (-) Treatment and prevention (7)
  • Understanding disease (2)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (2)
  • (-) Cancer (3)
  • (-) COPD (1)
  • Infectious disease (1)
  • (-) Mental health (2)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (1)
  • (-) Pregnancy and maternal health (1)
  • Rare diseases (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (2)
  • (-) GP records (5)
  • (-) Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (4)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2)
Location
  • (-) England (6)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (2)
  • (-) Wales (1)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (3)
  • Commercial organisation (2)
  • Government (6)
  • (-) NHS (7)
  • University (5)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Improving treatment of teenage anxiety and depression

    Analysing trends in prescriptions to teenagers experiencing mental health problems

    • 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
  • Using genetics for healthcare and research

    The 100,000 Genomes Project links genetic with health data to investigate disease

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • 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
  • Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy

    Evaluating the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • Improving treatments for COPD

    Real-time monitoring of a new treatment for COPD in Salford

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Screening for bowel cancer

    Using patient data to demonstrate the efficacy of bowel cancer screening

    • Individual care
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
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