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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 (3)
  • Patient safety (1)
  • Planning (2)
  • Policy (1)
  • Treatment and prevention (4)
  • Understanding disease (2)
Disease type or population group
  • (-) Cancer (2)
  • (-) Cardiovascular disease (3)
  • (-) Musculoskeletal conditions (1)
Sources of data
  • (-) Cancer Registration (3)
  • Clinical audit (1)
  • GP records (4)
  • (-) Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (4)
  • (-) Office for National Statistics (ONS) (1)
Location
  • England (2)
  • International (1)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (2)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (15)
  • (-) Commercial organisation (6)
  • Government (10)
  • NHS (12)
  • University (12)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack

    Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital

    • Understanding disease
  • Comparing cancer survival

    Understanding why cancer survival varies between countries

    • Understanding disease
    • Policy
  • Monitoring joint replacement surgery

    Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • 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
  • 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
  • Prescribing statins to men without a history of heart attacks

    Demonstrating the health and cost benefits of statin use

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
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