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Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack
Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital
- Understanding disease
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Demonstrating the safety of oral contraceptives
Using long term data to understand the effects of widely used drugs
- Patient safety
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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
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Comparing cancer survival
Understanding why cancer survival varies between countries
- Understanding disease
- Policy
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Planning services for people living with and beyond cancer
Using patient data to look at what happens to someone after receiving a cancer diagnosis
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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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
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Prescribing statins to men without a history of heart attacks
Demonstrating the health and cost benefits of statin use
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
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Is there a link between asthma drugs and heart attacks?
Using GP data to assess the safety of a commonly prescribed asthma drug
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
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Improving treatments for COPD
Real-time monitoring of a new treatment for COPD in Salford
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
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.