Summary
DOI Name:
10.48329/81hv-z098
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The CPRD Gold database contains longitudinal routinely-collected electronic health records (EHR) from UK primary care practices using Vision® general practice patient management software. The database captures information on demographic characteristics; diagnoses and symptoms; drug exposures; vaccination history; laboratory tests; and referrals to hospital and specialist care.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom
Typical Age Range:
0-115
Follow Up:
1 - 10 Years
Pathway:
Primary care
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Care
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Primary care - Clinic
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Monthly
Distribution Release Date:
01 December 2025
Start Date:
01 January 1987
End Date:
19 November 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:
Variable
Jurisdictions:
GB-GBN
Data Controller:
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Data Processor:
CPRD
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
- General research use
- No general methods research
- No linkage
- Research-specific restrictions
- Research use only
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:
READ
Conforms To:
LOCAL
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 CPRD GOLD December 2025 version
21715966
Count
01 December 2025