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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 (2)
  • Patient safety (3)
  • Planning (3)
  • Policy (3)
  • Treatment and prevention (8)
  • Understanding disease (2)
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  • Asthma (7)
  • Autism (1)
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  • Kidney disease (3)
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  • Musculoskeletal conditions (6)
  • (-) Obesity (1)
  • Parkinson's (1)
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  • Rare diseases (3)
  • Reproductive health (1)
  • Stroke (1)
  • Vision (1)
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  • GP records (6)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (2)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (1)
Location
  • England (5)
  • UK (4)
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  • Charity (2)
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  • University (4)
Media
  • Finding treatments for Covid-19

    The Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY (RECOVERY) Trial was set up to identify effective treatments that improve outcomes for people in hospital with suspected or confirmed Covid-19.

    • Treatment and prevention
  • Extending the UK flu vaccination programme

    Using surveillance data to justify vaccinating children against flu

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
  • Demonstrating the safety of an anti-obesity medication

    Using data to check the safety of orlistat

    • Treatment and prevention
  • Improving the treatment of bacterial meningitis in young babies

    Monitoring infection rates in babies under three months old

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
  • Understanding the true threat of bacterial infection

    Using data to track anti-biotic resistant bacteria

    • Planning
    • Patient safety
    • Policy
  • Are flu vaccines effective?

    Using GP data to evaluate the effectiveness of flu vaccination

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Identifying public health risks

    Monitoring data to identify emerging risks, such as epidemics

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Disproving the link between the MMR vaccine and autism

    Conclusively demonstrating that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism

    • Individual care
    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy

    Evaluating the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
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