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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 (1)
  • Individual care (3)
  • Patient safety (2)
  • Planning (1)
  • Policy (1)
  • Treatment and prevention (4)
  • Understanding disease (2)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (3)
  • Cancer (3)
  • (-) Cardiovascular disease (4)
  • Carers (1)
  • (-) COPD (2)
  • Dementia (1)
  • Diabetes (1)
  • Infectious disease (2)
  • Mental health (3)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (1)
  • (-) Reproductive health (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (1)
  • Clinical audit (1)
  • (-) GP records (7)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (2)
  • (-) Office for National Statistics (ONS) (1)
Location
  • England (2)
  • UK (5)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (5)
  • (-) Commercial organisation (6)
  • Government (2)
  • (-) NHS (3)
  • University (8)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack

    Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital

    • Understanding disease
  • Demonstrating the safety of oral contraceptives

    Using long term data to understand the effects of widely used drugs

    • Patient safety
  • 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
  • Updating the understanding of the risks of diabetes

    Using GP data to learn more about diabetes

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Working out who is at risk of cardiovascular disease

    Using data to inform a risks assessment tool for cardiovascular disease

    • Individual care
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Is there a link between asthma drugs and heart attacks?

    Using GP data to assess the safety of a commonly prescribed asthma drug

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • Improving treatments for COPD

    Real-time monitoring of a new treatment for COPD in Salford

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
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