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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 (11)
  • Individual care (21)
  • Patient safety (14)
  • Planning (26)
  • Policy (17)
  • Treatment and prevention (48)
  • Understanding disease (25)
Disease type or population group
  • Asthma (7)
  • Autism (1)
  • Cancer (20)
  • Cardiovascular disease (13)
  • Carers (1)
  • Child and paediatric health (2)
  • COPD (4)
  • Cystic fibrosis (1)
  • Dementia (4)
  • Diabetes (5)
  • Genetic diseases (1)
  • Infectious disease (7)
  • Kidney disease (3)
  • Mental health (6)
  • Motor neurone disease (1)
  • Multiple sclerosis (1)
  • Musculoskeletal conditions (6)
  • Obesity (1)
  • Parkinson's (1)
  • Pregnancy and maternal health (4)
  • Rare diseases (3)
  • Reproductive health (1)
  • Stroke (1)
  • Vision (1)
Sources of data
  • Cancer Registration (11)
  • Clinical audit (3)
  • GP records (24)
  • Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) (21)
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (6)
  • Research cohorts (5)
Location
  • England (22)
  • Europe (3)
  • International (6)
  • Northern Ireland (1)
  • Scotland (4)
  • UK (33)
  • Wales (3)
Type of organisation
  • Charity (38)
  • Commercial organisation (14)
  • Government (25)
  • NHS (34)
  • University (36)
Media
  • Case study with video (6)
  • Studying the health of doctors to prove the dangers of smoking

    Collecting data from thousands of British doctors to examine the health effects of smoking

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Understanding the true threat of bacterial infection

    Using data to track anti-biotic resistant bacteria

    • Planning
    • Patient safety
    • Policy
  • Using genetics for healthcare and research

    The 100,000 Genomes Project links genetic with health data to investigate disease

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Supporting research into rare kidney disease

    Using registry data to search for treatments for rare diseases

    • Individual care
    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Investigating the national uptake of emergency operations for heart attack

    Using registry data to examine rates of emergency coronary intervention

    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • How does lifestyle affect health?

    Using patient data to understand the impact of diet on health

    • Understanding disease
    • Treatment and prevention
  • Improving dialysis treatment in the UK

    Linking data to analyse kidney patients' treatment

    • Individual care
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Planning
  • Getting people with COPD more involved in their own healthcare

    Using data to support people to manage their COPD

    • Individual care
    • Planning
  • 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
  • Improving early cancer diagnosis for Black African women

    Using patient data to identify variation in diagnosis of late stage breast cancer

    • Understanding disease
    • Diagnosis

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