Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 31 Jan 2025 | Updated: 489 days ago
Summary
DOI Name:
10.48329/v11r-z707
Documentation
Description:
The CPRD Primary Care Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model (CDM) database contains longitudinal routinely-collected electronic health records (EHR) from UK primary care practices. The data has been transformed into a common format (data model) using an open community data standard and structure from the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) standardised vocabularies. The approach allows organisation, standardisation and common representation of medical terms and variables that have been obtained from various clinical data sources.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom
Typical Age Range:
0-115
Follow Up:
1 - 10 Years
Pathway:
Common Data Model comprising of Primary Care and Linked Data
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Care
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Primary care - Clinic
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Biannual
Distribution Release Date:
11 February 2026
Start Date:
01 January 1995
End Date:
24 July 2025
Time Lag:
2-6 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
Access to CPRD data, including UK Primary Care Data, and linked data such as
Hospital Episode Statistics, is subject to protocol approval via CPRD’s Research
Data Governance (RDG) Process. Independent scientific and patient advice is
provided by Expert Review Committees (ERCs) and the Central Advisory Committee
(CAC): https://www.cprd.com/research-applications
Access Request Cost:
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-ENG
Data Controller:
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Data Processor:
CPRD
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
- General research use
- Research-specific restrictions
- Research use only
- No linkage
Data Use Requirements:
- Geographical restrictions
- Institution-specific restrictions
- Project-specific restrictions
- Time limit on use
- User-specific restriction
Resource Creators:
CPRD
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
SNOMED CT
Conforms To:
OMOP
Languages:
en
Formats:
Tab delimited text
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Total number of research acceptable patients in the CPRD Primary Care OMOP Common Data Model
52596247
Count
11 February 2026