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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
  • Diagnosis (3)
  • Individual care (4)
  • Patient safety (1)
  • Planning (4)
  • Policy (1)
  • Treatment and prevention (8)
  • Understanding disease (4)
Disease type or population group
  • (-) Asthma (1)
  • (-) Cancer (5)
  • (-) Cardiovascular disease (2)
  • (-) Diabetes (1)
  • Kidney disease (1)
  • Mental health (1)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (2)
  • (-) Rare diseases (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (8)
  • Clinical audit (2)
  • GP records (10)
  • (-) Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (9)
  • (-) Office for National Statistics (ONS) (3)
Location
  • England (4)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (5)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (10)
  • (-) Commercial organisation (3)
  • Government (7)
  • (-) NHS (8)
  • University (10)
Media
  • Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack

    Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital

    • Understanding disease
  • Learning more about blood cancer

    Data from thousands of people is giving new insights into blood cancer

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Studying the health of a million women

    Studying population health through patient data

    • 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
  • Planning services for people living with and beyond cancer

    Using patient data to look at what happens to someone after receiving a cancer diagnosis

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Assessing a new treatment for severe asthma

    Evaluating the safety of a new treatment through real world clinical data

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
    • Patient safety
  • 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
  • Tackling preventable amputations

    Improving understanding of preventable, diabetes-related amputations

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Screening for bowel cancer

    Using patient data to demonstrate the efficacy of bowel cancer screening

    • Individual care
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
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