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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.

  • Equal access to bowel cancer treatments in Yorkshire

    Using patient data to identify and improve areas of poor practice

  • Comparing the uptake of emergency operations for heart attack across England

    Using registry data to examine rates of emergency coronary intervention across England

  • 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

  • The impact of air pollution on health

    Using pan-European data to understand how air pollution affects health

  • Investigating trends in diabetes across ethnic groups

    Understanding why diabetes rates vary between ethnic groups

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