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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 (4)
  • Individual care (2)
  • Patient safety (3)
  • Planning (7)
  • Policy (3)
  • (-) Treatment and prevention (9)
  • Understanding disease (6)
Disease type or population group
  • (-) Asthma (2)
  • Autism (1)
  • (-) Cancer (5)
  • Cardiovascular disease (6)
  • Cystic fibrosis (1)
  • (-) Dementia (2)
  • Diabetes (2)
  • Infectious disease (4)
  • Kidney disease (2)
  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (2)
  • (-) Parkinson's (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (3)
  • GP records (1)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (3)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (1)
  • Research cohorts (1)
Location
  • England (7)
  • Europe (3)
  • Scotland (1)
  • (-) UK (9)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (5)
  • Commercial organisation (1)
  • Government (3)
  • NHS (6)
  • University (4)
Media
  • Analysing the link between radiotherapy for Hodgkin Lymphoma and breast cancer

    Understanding more about the impact of radiotherapy at a young age

    • Treatment and prevention
  • 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
  • Early diagnosis of dementia

    Researching the earliest changes in the development of dementia

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Studying the health of doctors to prove the dangers of smoking

    Collecting data from thousands of British doctors to examine the health effects of smoking

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Understanding the impacts of genes, lifestyle and environment

    UK Biobank stores health data on 500,000 volunteers to provide a resource for researchers

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • 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
  • Tracking Parkinson's

    Improving understanding of the biological changes involved in Parkinson's

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Is there a link between asthma drugs and heart attacks?

    Using GP data to assess the safety of a commonly prescribed asthma drug

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
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