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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 (1)
  • Individual care (3)
  • Patient safety (2)
  • (-) Planning (4)
  • Treatment and prevention (7)
  • Understanding disease (2)
Disease type or population group
  • (-) Asthma (1)
  • Cancer (3)
  • (-) Cardiovascular disease (1)
  • (-) Diabetes (1)
  • Kidney disease (1)
  • (-) Musculoskeletal conditions (1)
Sources of data
  • (-) Cancer Registration (1)
  • Clinical audit (1)
  • GP records (1)
  • (-) Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (3)
Location
  • England (1)
  • Northern Ireland (1)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (2)
  • Wales (1)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (5)
  • (-) Commercial organisation (1)
  • Government (1)
  • (-) NHS (4)
  • University (2)
Media
  • Understanding hip fractures

    Collecting audit data to monitor and improve the treatment for hip fracture

    • 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
  • Tackling preventable amputations

    Improving understanding of preventable, diabetes-related amputations

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Prescribing statins to men without a history of heart attacks

    Demonstrating the health and cost benefits of statin use

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
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