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Targeting back pain treatment to those most in need
Using patient data to stratify risk of long term disability.
- Individual care
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Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack
Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital
- Understanding disease
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Assessing the benefits of cholesterol lowering drugs
Recruiting thousands of people to a large scale statins clinical trial
- Treatment and prevention
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Understanding hip fractures
Collecting audit data to monitor and improve the treatment for hip fracture
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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Monitoring joint replacement surgery
Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
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Updating the understanding of the risks of diabetes
Using GP data to learn more about diabetes
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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Using genetics for healthcare and research
The 100,000 Genomes Project links genetic with health data to investigate disease
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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Getting people with COPD more involved in their own healthcare
Using data to support people to manage their COPD
- Individual care
- Planning
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Are flu vaccines effective?
Using GP data to evaluate the effectiveness of flu vaccination
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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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
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.