Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 24 Jun 2026 | Updated: 4 days ago
Documentation
Description:
The iCARE clinical text data model is a HRA REC approved database covering free-text information from Imperial College Healthcare Trust (ICHT) Electronic Health Record. It contains free-text data for samples of ICHT patients captured during inpatient stays and includes patient notes and discharge summaries. It enables a number of AI and NLP related projects
Coverage
Spatial:
ICHT
Provenance
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Static
Start Date:
01 January 2015
Time Lag:
1-2 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
We have set up a single route for applications to access Imperial College
Healthcare NHS Trust's (ICHT) de-identified patient data. Please read all the
information to
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/research-and-impact/groups/icare/icare-facility/information-for-researchers/
before applying to access data. The iCARE team are happy to support applications
for all types of studies requiring access to routine data, however some types of
studies may require further approvals or review by other committees, for
example: Transfer of data outside of the Trust Projects that involve contact
with patients (e.g. clinical trials) Projects that require access to
identifiable data We can provide details of these further approvals as part of
the application process.
Access Request Cost:
On request
Delivery Lead Time:
1-2 months
Jurisdictions:
UK
Data Controller:
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Data Processor:
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
Project-specific restrictions
Resource Creators:
This research was enabled by the iCARE Digital Collaboration Space & Secure Data Environment and used the iCARE & WSIC team and data resources. Infrastructure support for this research was provided by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR203323) and the NIHR North-West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration (NIHR NWL PSRC, Ref. NIHR204292). The iCARE database was given favourable ethics approval by the South West Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee (reference 21/SW/0120; IRAS project ID 282093). The Whole System Integrated Care (WSIC) database was given favourable ethics approval by the West Midlands Solihull Research Ethics Committee (reference 18/WM/0323; IRAS project ID 252449). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Conforms To:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
Application SQL