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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 (3)
  • (-) Individual care (7)
  • Patient safety (3)
  • Planning (8)
  • (-) Policy (6)
  • Treatment and prevention (15)
  • (-) Understanding disease (7)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (2)
  • Cancer (7)
  • Cardiovascular disease (5)
  • Carers (1)
  • COPD (2)
  • Dementia (1)
  • Diabetes (1)
  • Infectious disease (1)
  • Mental health (2)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (1)
Sources of data
  • (-) Cancer Registration (7)
  • Clinical audit (2)
  • (-) GP records (11)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (10)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (4)
Location
  • England (7)
  • International (2)
  • Scotland (2)
  • UK (6)
  • Wales (1)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (11)
  • (-) Commercial organisation (8)
  • Government (11)
  • (-) NHS (13)
  • University (10)
Media
  • Case study with video (1)
  • Follow up for people discharged from hospital after a heart attack

    Linking three datasets to monitor drug adherence outside of hospital

    • Understanding disease
  • Learning more about blood cancer

    Data from thousands of people is giving new insights into blood cancer

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Improving treatment of teenage anxiety and depression

    Analysing trends in prescriptions to teenagers experiencing mental health problems

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Policy
  • A better understanding of mental illness

    Linking data to improve treatment and prevention of mental illness

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • 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
  • Updating the understanding of the risks of diabetes

    Using GP data to learn more about diabetes

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Studying the health of a million women

    Studying population health through patient data

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • 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
  • Comparing cancer survival rates worldwide

    Using cancer registries to examine cancer survival variation between countries

    • Understanding disease
    • Planning
    • Policy

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