Understanding Patient Data
  • About us
  • Introducing patient data
  • Research and resources
  • Case studies
  • News
Navigation menu
Search

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.

Impact of work
  • Diagnosis (4)
  • Individual care (1)
  • Patient safety (1)
  • (-) Planning (6)
  • Policy (3)
  • (-) Treatment and prevention (7)
  • Understanding disease (6)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (2)
  • Autism (1)
  • (-) Cancer (9)
  • Cardiovascular disease (6)
  • Carers (1)
  • Child and paediatric health (1)
  • COPD (1)
  • Cystic fibrosis (1)
  • (-) Dementia (3)
  • Diabetes (2)
  • Infectious disease (4)
  • Kidney disease (2)
  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (2)
  • (-) Parkinson's (1)
  • Rare diseases (1)
  • (-) Vision (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (3)
  • GP records (1)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (3)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (1)
  • Research cohorts (1)
Location
  • England (5)
  • Europe (2)
  • International (1)
  • Scotland (1)
  • (-) UK (12)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (9)
  • Commercial organisation (1)
  • Government (5)
  • NHS (6)
  • University (7)
Media
  • Understanding the needs of children with vision impairment or blindness

    Using patient data to find out how many children have vision impairment or blindness, which then led to better screening.

    • Planning
    • Policy
  • 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
  • Understanding the needs of people with cancer

    Assessing the concerns of people with cancer using an electronic tool

    • Individual care
    • Planning
  • Using GP records to learn more about the health of carers

    Learning more about carers to ensure they get the support they need

    • Planning
    • Policy
  • 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
  • Studying the health of doctors to prove the dangers of smoking

    Collecting data from thousands of British doctors to examine the health effects of smoking

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Making sure all young people get the best cancer care

    Analysisng hospital data to ensure that different treatment approaches do not affect outcomes

    • 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

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next page Next ›
  • Understanding Patient Data
    • Follow us on Twitter
    • Visit us on Youtube
  • Contact us
    Telephone
    +44 (0)20 7611 8235
    Email
    hello@understandingpatientdata.org.uk
  • Subscribe to the newsletter
    Consent

    By signing up you accept Wellcome’s Terms of Use. Click here for our privacy statement. You can unsubscribe from UPD newsletters at any time using the links in the emails you receive. We use a third party provider, MailChimp, to deliver our newsletter.

Copyright 2020 Wellcome Trust Ltd.
  • Privacy and Terms