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NIHR HIC – Colorectal Cancer Theme
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Organisation name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Organisation sector
Government Agency (Health and Adult Social Care)
Applicant name(s)
Ben Glampson
Funders/ Sponsors
Harpreet Wasan
DEA accredited researcher?
Unknown
Sub-licence arrangements (if any)?
No
Safe Projects
Project ID
NIBDAPC_2021_0003
Lay summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust collects data on its patients who have colorectal cancer. This includes data on diagnosis, surgery and treatment, all of which is recorded on electronic patient record systems as part of the routine care process. The Trust is in the process of extracting the data from these systems, and structuring it into one database with all patient identifiable information (such as patient names and NHS numbers) de-identified . Other cancer centres around the country would follow a similar process, and these structured databases would be sent to a research team in Oxford University Hospitals. From there, these can be combined to form one larger research database. Approved researchers can then use this research database to answer important research questions relating to the care and outcomes of colorectal cancer patients. This work aims to identify best practices relating to care of cancer patients and ultimately improve outcomes for these patients.
Public benefit statement
Researchers wishing to access the Colorectal Cancer Theme research database (which contains data from all participating sites) must submit a project proposal application to the Theme’s Scientific Steering Committee. This Committee is made up of the Theme Clinical Leads from all participating sites. As part of the application process, researchers must outline how the research question has been identified as a priority for the benefit of patients. Applications that do not adequately answer this will not be approved by the Scientific Steering Committee, and access to the data will therefore not be granted.
Request category type
Public Health Research
Other approval committees
Project start date
30/07/2021
Latest approval date
30/07/2021
Safe Data
Dataset(s) name
NIHR HIC Colorectal Cancer Dataset
Data sensitivity level
De-Personalised
Common Law Duty of Confidentiality
Not applicable
National data opt-out applied?
Not applicable
Request frequency
One-off
Release/Access date
01/08/2021
Safe Setting
Access type
TRE
Safe Outputs
Link to research outputs