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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 (7)
  • Individual care (3)
  • Patient safety (1)
  • Planning (8)
  • Policy (5)
  • Treatment and prevention (12)
  • Understanding disease (10)
Disease type or population group
  • (-) Cancer (4)
  • Cardiovascular disease (1)
  • Child and paediatric health (1)
  • (-) Dementia (2)
  • Diabetes (1)
  • Genetic diseases (1)
  • (-) Parkinson's (1)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (1)
  • Rare diseases (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (3)
  • GP records (2)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (3)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2)
  • Research cohorts (1)
Location
  • England (3)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (4)
Type of organisation
  • (-) Charity (7)
  • Government (3)
  • (-) NHS (4)
  • University (5)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Learning more about blood cancer

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

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Early diagnosis of dementia

    Researching the earliest changes in the development of dementia

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Improving early cancer diagnosis for Black African women

    Using patient data to identify variation in diagnosis of late stage breast cancer

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
  • Using techniques from astronomy to diagnose dementia

    Analysing GP data for dementia early warning signs

    • Diagnosis
  • 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
  • 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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