Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack

Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital
- Understanding disease
Learning more about blood cancer

Data from thousands of people is giving new insights into blood cancer
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
- 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
Studying the health of a million women

Studying population health through patient data
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Early diagnosis of dementia

Researching the earliest changes in the development of dementia
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
How does lifestyle affect health?

Using patient data to understand the impact of diet on health
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Working out who is at risk of cardiovascular disease

Using data to inform a risks assessment tool for cardiovascular disease
- Individual care
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
The impact of air pollution on health

Using pan-European data to understand how air pollution affects health
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
Investigating trends in diabetes

Understanding why diabetes rates vary between ethnic groups
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
- Policy