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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 (1)
  • Planning (1)
  • (-) Treatment and prevention (5)
  • Understanding disease (4)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (3)
  • Cancer (8)
  • (-) Cardiovascular disease (4)
  • COPD (1)
  • (-) Dementia (1)
  • Diabetes (2)
  • Genetic diseases (1)
  • Infectious disease (2)
  • Kidney disease (2)
  • Mental health (2)
  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (2)
  • (-) Parkinson's (1)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (1)
  • Rare diseases (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (1)
  • GP records (1)
Location
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (4)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (11)
  • Commercial organisation (4)
  • Government (7)
  • (-) NHS (5)
  • University (9)
Media
  • Assessing the benefits of cholesterol lowering drugs

    Recruiting thousands of people to a large scale statins clinical trial

    • Treatment and prevention
  • Updating the understanding of the risks of diabetes

    Using GP data to learn more about diabetes

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tracking Parkinson's

    Improving understanding of the biological changes involved in Parkinson's

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
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