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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
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Extending the UK flu vaccination programme
Using surveillance data to justify vaccinating children against flu
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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Demonstrating the safety of an anti-obesity medication
Using data to check the safety of orlistat
- Treatment and prevention
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Improving the treatment of bacterial meningitis in young babies
Monitoring infection rates in babies under three months old
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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Understanding the true threat of bacterial infection
Using data to track anti-biotic resistant bacteria
- Planning
- Patient safety
- Policy
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Are flu vaccines effective?
Using GP data to evaluate the effectiveness of flu vaccination
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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Identifying public health risks
Monitoring data to identify emerging risks, such as epidemics
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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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
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Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy
Evaluating the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety