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
Targeting back pain treatment to those most in need

Using patient data to stratify risk of long term disability.
- Individual care
Extending the UK flu vaccination programme

Using surveillance data to justify vaccinating children against flu
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
Demonstrating the safety of oral contraceptives

Using long term data to understand the effects of widely used drugs
- Patient safety
Understanding the needs of people with cancer

Assessing the concerns of people with cancer using an electronic tool
- Individual care
- Planning
Improving management of chronic kidney disease

Monitoring blood test results alerts GPs if a person’s health is deteriorating
- Individual care
Improving the treatment of bacterial meningitis in young babies

Monitoring infection rates in babies under three months old
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
Using GP records to learn more about the health of carers

Learning more about carers to ensure they get the support they need
- Planning
- Policy
Monitoring joint replacement surgery

Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety