Terms of reference/remit

• To oversee the general working of QRESEARCH including the handling of the data, the type of analyses undertaken and access to the database.
• To oversee communication with and benefits back to contributing practices
• To agree and update the criteria and principles for access to the QRESEARCH database and oversee their application.
• To advise on policy for accessing data (i.e. how quickly should researchers get data; how much should it cost)
• To offer general advice on professional issues to the QRESEARCH management team

Membership

The board represents the key stakeholders in QRESEARCH in order to gain and retain the respect of the public, the NHS, practices and the research community. Its membership includes representatives of:

• The Royal College of General Practitioners
• The British Medical Association itself and its General Practitioners Committee
• EMIS National Users Group
• EMIS
• Patient representation
• University of Nottingham
• Chair of the Scientific Committee

In order to oversee the ongoing development of QRESEARCH we have appointed an Advisory Board as follows:

• Dr Peter Holden
• Dr Dai Evans
• Mr John Ford
• Professor John Fox
• Ms Patricia Wilkie
• Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox
• Professor Richard Logan
• Professor Azeem Majeed
• Dr Jonathan Meadows
• Dr John Williams