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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 (4)
  • Individual care (5)
  • Patient safety (1)
  • Planning (5)
  • Policy (3)
  • (-) Treatment and prevention (10)
  • Understanding disease (7)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (3)
  • (-) Cancer (8)
  • Cardiovascular disease (4)
  • COPD (1)
  • (-) Dementia (1)
  • Diabetes (2)
  • Genetic diseases (1)
  • Infectious disease (2)
  • (-) Kidney disease (2)
  • Mental health (2)
  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (2)
  • (-) Parkinson's (1)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (1)
  • Rare diseases (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (5)
  • GP records (1)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (6)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2)
Location
  • England (3)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (8)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (15)
  • Commercial organisation (1)
  • Government (11)
  • (-) NHS (11)
  • University (12)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Analysing the link between radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma and breast cancer

    Understanding more about the impact of radiotherapy at a young age

    • Treatment and prevention
  • Learning more about blood cancer

    Data from thousands of people is giving new insights into blood cancer

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Studying the health of a million women

    Studying population health through patient data

    • 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
  • Supporting research into rare kidney disease

    Using registry data to search for treatments for rare diseases

    • Individual care
    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Improving dialysis treatment in the UK

    Linking data to analyse kidney patients' treatment

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • 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
  • Understanding the impacts of genes, lifestyle and environment

    UK Biobank stores health data on 500,000 volunteers to provide a resource for researchers

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Screening for ovarian cancer

    Recruiting women to participate in a trial to assess the costs and benefits of screening

    • Diagnosis
    • Planning
    • Patient safety
    • Policy
  • Tracking Parkinson's

    Improving understanding of the biological changes involved in Parkinson's

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention

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