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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.

  • Extending the UK flu vaccination programme to children

    Using surveillance data to demonstrate the benefits of vaccinating children against flu

  • Improving treatment of teenage anxiety and depression

    Analysing trends in prescriptions to teenagers experiencing mental health problems

  • Using data to plan services for people living with and beyond cancer

    Using patient data to look at what happens to someone after receiving a cancer diagnosis

  • Comparing cancer survival rates worldwide

    Using cancer registries to examine cancer survival variation between countries

  • Identifying Covid-19 as a public health risk through data analysis

    Monitoring data to identify emerging risks, such as epidemics

  • Disproving the link between the MMR vaccine and autism

    Using data to conclusively disprove ideas that pose risks to public health

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