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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 (9)
  • Individual care (11)
  • Patient safety (5)
  • Planning (16)
  • (-) Policy (10)
  • Treatment and prevention (24)
  • Understanding disease (13)
Disease type or population group
  • Cancer (5)
  • Cardiovascular disease (1)
  • Carers (1)
  • Child and paediatric health (1)
  • COPD (1)
  • Dementia (1)
  • Diabetes (1)
  • Infectious disease (2)
  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • Rare diseases (1)
  • Vision (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (3)
  • GP records (3)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (3)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2)
  • Research cohorts (1)
Location
  • England (2)
  • International (3)
  • Scotland (1)
  • UK (5)
Type of organisation
  • (-) Charity (10)
  • Commercial organisation (2)
  • Government (6)
  • NHS (6)
  • University (10)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • 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 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
  • Comparing cancer survival

    Understanding why cancer survival varies between countries

    • Understanding disease
    • Policy
  • Understanding the true threat of bacterial infection

    Using data to track anti-biotic resistant bacteria

    • Planning
    • Patient safety
    • Policy
  • Comparing cancer survival rates worldwide

    Using cancer registries to examine cancer survival variation between countries

    • Understanding disease
    • Planning
    • Policy
  • Screening for ovarian cancer

    Recruiting women to participate in a trial to assess the costs and benefits of screening

    • Diagnosis
    • Planning
    • Patient safety
    • Policy
  • Living with Multiple Sclerosis

    Collecting self reported data to better understand the lives of people with MS

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
  • Investigating trends in diabetes

    Understanding why diabetes rates vary between ethnic groups

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
    • Policy
  • Screening for bowel cancer

    Using patient data to demonstrate the efficacy of bowel cancer screening

    • Individual care
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
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