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
Demonstrating the safety of oral contraceptives

Using long term data to understand the effects of widely used drugs
- Patient safety
Learning more about blood cancer

Data from thousands of people is giving new insights into blood cancer
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Understanding the needs of people with cancer

Assessing the concerns of people with cancer using an electronic tool
- Individual care
- Planning
Analysing local variation in stroke prevention

Comparing local performance on managing atrial fibrillation
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Treating mental health and substance abuse

Using GP data to estimate the number of people with mental health and substance abuse problems
- Planning
Evaluating bowel cancer care in Yorkshire

Using patient data to identify and improve areas of poor practice
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Demonstrating the safety of a treatment for heart failure

Analysing a potential link between angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Understanding hip fractures

Collecting audit data to monitor and improve the treatment for hip fracture
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Can diabetes drugs cause bladder cancer?

Using data to assess the evidence of risks and benefits
- Patient safety