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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 (6)
  • (-) Patient safety (5)
  • Planning (4)
  • Policy (5)
  • Treatment and prevention (17)
  • (-) Understanding disease (7)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (1)
  • Autism (1)
  • Cancer (6)
  • Cardiovascular disease (5)
  • Diabetes (1)
  • Infectious disease (2)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (1)
  • Rare diseases (1)
  • Reproductive health (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (6)
  • Clinical audit (1)
  • (-) GP records (9)
  • (-) Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (8)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (3)
  • Research cohorts (1)
Location
  • England (6)
  • Europe (1)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (6)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (8)
  • (-) Commercial organisation (5)
  • (-) Government (9)
  • NHS (10)
  • University (11)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack

    Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital

    • Understanding disease
  • Demonstrating the safety of oral contraceptives

    Using long term data to understand the effects of widely used drugs

    • Patient safety
  • Demonstrating the safety of a treatment for heart failure

    Analysing a potential link between angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • Monitoring joint replacement surgery

    Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • 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
  • How does lifestyle affect health?

    Using patient data to understand the impact of diet on health

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Improving early cancer diagnosis for Black African women

    Using patient data to identify variation in diagnosis of late stage breast cancer

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
  • 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
  • Identifying public health risks

    Monitoring data to identify emerging risks, such as epidemics

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning

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