CPRD GOLD May 2024 dataset

Release date
13/05/2024
Summary

Citation: Clinical Practice Research Datalink. (2024). CPRD GOLD May 2024 (Version 2024.05.001) [Data set]. Clinical Practice Research Datalink. https://doi.org/10.48329/exgg-k958

https://doi.org/10.48329/exgg-k958

The CPRD GOLD database contains longitudinal routinely-collected electronic health records (EHR data) 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
  • Referrals to hospital and specialist care

Access to anonymised data from CPRD is subject to a full licence agreement containing detailed terms and conditions of use. Anonymised patient datasets can be extracted for researchers against specific study specifications, following protocol approval. Further information is available at www.cprd.com/data-access.

Metrics

CPRD GOLD database May 2024 version:

  • Total number of research acceptable patients: 21,444,644
  • Percentage UK population coverage (current patients only): 2,929,546 of 67,026,300 (4.37%)
  • Median (25th and 75th percentile) follow-up time in years for currently registered patients: 12.76 (4.69 – 26.32)
  • Patients eligible for linkage: 9,280,798
  • Total number of GP practices: 984
  • Percentage coverage of UK general practices (currently contributing practices only): 360 of 8,036 (4.48%)

Download: CPRD GOLD May 2024 release notes (PDF, 101KB, 2 pages)

Full metadata version at: https://commons.datacite.org/doi.org/10.48329/exgg-k958

Contact
Please contact enquiries@cprd.com for further information or if you have any questions.