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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 (5)
  • Patient safety (3)
  • (-) Planning (3)
  • (-) Treatment and prevention (10)
  • Understanding disease (3)
Disease type or population group
  • (-) Asthma (4)
  • Cancer (6)
  • (-) Cardiovascular disease (3)
  • Carers (1)
  • COPD (2)
  • Dementia (1)
  • (-) Diabetes (2)
  • (-) Infectious disease (2)
  • Kidney disease (1)
  • Mental health (3)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (2)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (1)
  • (-) Rare diseases (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (1)
  • Clinical audit (1)
  • (-) GP records (7)
  • (-) Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (4)
Location
  • England (4)
  • UK (6)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (6)
  • (-) Commercial organisation (4)
  • Government (7)
  • (-) NHS (8)
  • University (9)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Tackling preventable asthma deaths

    Targeting interventions at children at high risk of asthma attacks

    • Treatment and prevention
  • Updating the understanding of the risks of diabetes

    Using GP data to learn more about diabetes

    • 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
  • Are flu vaccines effective?

    Using GP data to evaluate the effectiveness of flu vaccination

    • 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
  • 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
  • Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy

    Evaluating the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • Improving treatments for COPD

    Real-time monitoring of a new treatment for COPD in Salford

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
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