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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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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
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Tackling preventable amputations
Improving understanding of preventable, diabetes-related amputations
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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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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Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy
Evaluating the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
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.