OPCRD

Optimum Patient Care Research Database provides de-identified data from over 1000 general practices across the UK and over 24 million de-identified patients.

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Discover our Key Features

OPCRD is designed to facilitate real-world data collection, observational and pragmatic research. OPCRD’s key features include:

Electronic health records

De-identified electronic health records for over 24 million patients

Geographical coverage

Approximately 24% of the UK's population

Patient questionnaires

Patient questionnaires and outcomes data linked to EHR for over 68,000 patients

Data collection

Compatible with the UK’s major GP clinical systems

OPC Network

OPC Network of over 1000 practices

Secondary data sources

Linkage to secondary care data sources including HES

Our services

We have a range of services to facilitate your research needs, from protocol development to publication and dissemination.

Data Access Licences

Feasibility Assessment

Bespoke Datasets

Data Linkage

Research Support

Quality Improvement & Implementation Programmes

Our numbers

We hold one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of de-identified patient data in the UK.

28M +

167,000 +

5,000 +

110 +

Electronic health records

Patient-reported outcomes

Clinical reviews

Research publications