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Extending the UK flu vaccination programme
Using surveillance data to justify vaccinating children against flu
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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Investigating self-harm in young people
Identifying under reporting of self-harm
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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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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Studying the health of a million women
Studying population health through patient data
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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Using genetics for healthcare and research
The 100,000 Genomes Project links genetic with health data to investigate disease
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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How does lifestyle affect health?
Using patient data to understand the impact of diet on health
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
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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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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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Screening for bowel cancer
Using patient data to demonstrate the efficacy of bowel cancer screening
- Individual care
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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.