Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Disproving the link between the MMR vaccine and autism

Conclusively demonstrating that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism
- Individual care
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
A tragic case of data mismanagement

Not linking data contributed to a lack of understanding of a patient's deteriorating health
- Individual care
- Patient safety
Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Collecting self reported data to better understand the lives of people with MS
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
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
Does a smoking ban affect pregnancy outcomes?

Demonstrating the impact of the indoor smoking ban on pregnancy outcomes
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
- Policy
Investigating trends in diabetes

Understanding why diabetes rates vary between ethnic groups
- Understanding disease
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
- Policy
Preventing suicides

Using hospital data to gain new insights into suicide prevention
- Understanding disease
- Treatment and prevention
Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy

Evaluating the safety of vaccinating pregnant women against whooping cough
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Improving treatments for COPD

Real-time monitoring of a new treatment for COPD in Salford
- Individual care
- Treatment and prevention
Helping people with psychosis

Supporting people with psychosis to manage their condition using a smart phone app
- Individual care
- Planning