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Treating mental health and substance abuse
Using GP data to estimate the number of people with mental health and substance abuse problems
- Planning
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Improving treatment of teenage anxiety and depression
Analysing trends in prescriptions to teenagers experiencing mental health problems
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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A better understanding of mental illness
Linking data to improve treatment and prevention of mental illness
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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Using genetics for healthcare and research
The 100,000 Genomes Project links genetic with health data to investigate disease
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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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
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Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy
Evaluating the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
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Improving treatments for COPD
Real-time monitoring of a new treatment for COPD in Salford
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
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Screening for bowel cancer
Using patient data to demonstrate the efficacy of bowel cancer screening
- Individual care
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
Case studies
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.