Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Understanding the needs of children with vision impairment or blindness

Using patient data to find out how many children have vision impairment or blindness, which then led to better screening.
- Planning
- Policy
Improving newborn screening

Using patient data to better screen for, and look after, newborn babies with congenital hypothyroidism.
- Individual care
- Diagnosis
Treating mental health and substance abuse

Using GP data to estimate the number of people with mental health and substance abuse problems
- Planning
Improving treatment of teenage anxiety and depression

Analysing trends in prescriptions to teenagers experiencing mental health problems
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
Investigating self-harm in young people

Identifying under reporting of self-harm
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
A better understanding of mental illness

Linking data to improve treatment and prevention of mental illness
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Using genetics for healthcare and research

The 100,000 Genomes Project links genetic with health data to investigate disease
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Preventing suicides

Using hospital data to gain new insights into suicide prevention
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Helping people with psychosis

Supporting people with psychosis to manage their condition using a smart phone app
- Individual care
- Planning