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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 (1)
  • Individual care (2)
  • Patient safety (3)
  • (-) Treatment and prevention (4)
  • (-) Understanding disease (3)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (2)
  • (-) Autism (1)
  • Cancer (5)
  • Cardiovascular disease (6)
  • Cystic fibrosis (1)
  • Dementia (2)
  • Diabetes (2)
  • Infectious disease (4)
  • Kidney disease (2)
  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • (-) Musculoskeletal conditions (3)
  • (-) Parkinson's (1)
Sources of data
  • GP records (1)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (1)
Location
  • England (1)
  • Northern Ireland (1)
  • (-) UK (5)
  • Wales (1)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (3)
  • Commercial organisation (3)
  • Government (2)
  • NHS (2)
  • University (4)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Monitoring joint replacement surgery

    Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Patient safety
  • 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
  • Does pain get worse in bad weather?

    Using smartphone data to analyse the potential relationship between weather and pain

    • Understanding disease
  • Tracking Parkinson's

    Improving understanding of the biological changes involved in Parkinson's

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
  • 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
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