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Monitoring joint replacement surgery
Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
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Updating the understanding of the risks of diabetes
Using GP data to learn more about diabetes
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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Studying the health of doctors to prove the dangers of smoking
Collecting data from thousands of British doctors to examine the health effects of smoking
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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Using social media to better understand rheumatoid arthritis
Understanding the real world experience of patients through online support group data
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
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Understanding the impacts of genes, lifestyle and environment
UK Biobank stores health data on 500,000 volunteers to provide a resource for researchers
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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Does pain get worse in bad weather?
Using smartphone data to analyse the potential relationship between weather and pain
- Understanding disease
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Disproving the link between the MMR vaccine and autism
Conclusively demonstrating that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism
- Individual care
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Case studies
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.