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CPRD GOLD

Population Size

21,735,052

People

Population Size statistic card

Years

1987 - 2026

Years statistic card

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Associated BioSamples statistic card

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Geographic coverage statistic card

Lead time

Variable

Lead time statistic card

Summary

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.

DOI for dataset

https://doi.org/10.48329/ynhs-zb64

Documentation

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.

Dataset type

Health and disease

Dataset population size

21735052

Associated media

https://www.cprd.com/primary-care

Keywords

Observations

Observed Node

Disambiguating Description

Measured Value

Measured Property

Observation Date

Persons

Total number of research acceptable patients in CPRD GOLD March 2026 version

21735052

Count

10 Mar 2026

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection

Care

Source of data extraction

EPR

Collection source setting

Primary care - Clinic

Patient pathway description

Primary care

Image contrast

Not stated

Biological sample availability

None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency

Quarterly

Version

7.0.0

Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

10/03/2026

Citation Requirements

CPRD

Coverage

Start date

01/01/1987

End date

29/01/2026

Time lag

2-6 months

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Maximum age range

115

Follow-up

1 - 10 Years

Accessibility

Language

en

Alignment with standardised data models

LOCAL

Controlled vocabulary

READ

Format

Tab delimited text

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status

Not available

Access rights

HTTPS://CPRD.COM/DATA-ACCESS

Time to dataset access

Variable

Access request cost

https://www.cprd.com/pricing

Access method category

Varies based on project

Access service description

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

Jurisdiction

GB-GBN

Data use limitation

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

Data Controller

Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

Data Processor

CPRD

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Primary care - Clinic

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