Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Extending the UK flu vaccination programme

Using surveillance data to justify vaccinating children against flu
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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 an anti-obesity medication

Using data to check the safety of orlistat
- Treatment and prevention
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
Investigating trends in diabetes

Understanding why diabetes rates vary between ethnic groups
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
- Policy