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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
  • Individual care (3)
  • Patient safety (2)
  • Planning (4)
  • Policy (3)
  • Treatment and prevention (5)
  • Understanding disease (3)
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  • Asthma (7)
  • Autism (1)
  • Cancer (20)
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  • Carers (1)
  • Child and paediatric health (2)
  • (-) COPD (4)
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  • Kidney disease (3)
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  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • (-) Musculoskeletal conditions (6)
  • Obesity (1)
  • Parkinson's (1)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (4)
  • Rare diseases (3)
  • Reproductive health (1)
  • Stroke (1)
  • Vision (1)
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  • GP records (2)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (2)
  • Research cohorts (1)
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  • England (3)
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  • Case study with video (2)
  • Targeting back pain treatment to those most in need

    Using patient data to stratify risk of long term disability.

    • Individual care
  • Understanding hip fractures

    Collecting audit data to monitor and improve the treatment for hip fracture

    • Treatment and prevention
    • 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
  • Monitoring joint replacement surgery

    Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • Getting people with COPD more involved in their own healthcare

    Using data to support people to manage their COPD

    • Individual care
    • Planning
  • Using social media to better understand rheumatoid arthritis

    Understanding the real world experience of patients through online support group data

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • The impact of air pollution on health

    Using pan-European data to understand how air pollution affects health

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
  • Does pain get worse in bad weather?

    Using smartphone data to analyse the potential relationship between weather and pain

    • Understanding disease
  • Improving treatments for COPD

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

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
  • How many people have musculoskeletal conditions?

    Estimating local prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions to inform planning decisions

    • Understanding disease
    • Planning
    • Policy
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