Documentation
Description:
The GP-COVID daily (GPCD) dataset is a legacy extract of general practice data. It contains coded clinical events recorded for patients, with the event date, a result value where applicable, and the coding version used.
Patient records hold anonymised identifiers for the individual (ALF_E) and the GP practice (PRAC_CD_E), so the data can be linked to other datasets, including project-specific cohorts. Patient demographics include gender, week of birth, LSOA, registration category and an opt-out flag. The ALF match percentage and status code give the quality of the ALF matching.
A practice periods table gives the start and end dates for which each practice supplied data. Time coverage may therefore vary between practices.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,Wales
Typical Age Range:
0-150
Follow Up:
Unknown
Pathway:
Primary Care
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Disease registry
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Primary care - Clinic
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Daily
Distribution Release Date:
30 September 2026
Start Date:
01 December 2019
End Date:
31 March 2022
Time Lag:
Less than 1 week
Accessibility
Access
Access Service:
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP).
Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data
within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Access Request Cost:
Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number
of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL
needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes,
analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case
technological requirements.
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB
Data Controller:
SAIL Databank
Data Processor:
SAIL Databank
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
- Project-specific restrictions
- Time limit on use
- User-specific restriction
Resource Creators:
Welsh General Practices that have signed up to SAIL
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
READ
Conforms To:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
SQL database table
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
3478487
Count
31 March 2022