Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Improving newborn screening

Using patient data to better screen for, and look after, newborn babies with congenital hypothyroidism.
- Individual care
- Diagnosis
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 a treatment for heart failure

Analysing a potential link between angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
How does lifestyle affect health?

Using patient data to understand the impact of diet on health
- 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