This GP practice supports QResearch
QResearch is a national health research database run by Queen Mary University of London with GP practices. It helps improve healthcare and patient safety across the NHS.
What information is used?
- Diagnoses and long-term conditions
- Prescriptions and test results
Before your information is used
✅ Your personal identifiers are disclosed securely to QMUL through a NHS system called the IM1 platform instead of using GP data anonymised at source.
✅ QMUL effectively anonymise the data (with the exception of full date of death)
✅ The use of identifiers without consent has been supported under section 251 by the HRA following CAG advice
✅ You cannot be identified from the information kept in QResearch.
❌ Free-text notes written by your GP (full sentences) are not taken.
❌ Your information is never used for marketing or insurance.
Your choice
✅ You can choose not to have your anonymised GP data used in QResearch.
✅ To opt out of QResearch specifically, speak to your GP practice.
✅ The National Data Opt-out and Type 1 opt-out will be respected.
More information
Please see your GP practice website or QResearch website for more detailed information including detailed patient and the easy read leaflet which can be found here
- https://www.qresearch.org/information/patient-information-and-privacy-notice/
- https://www.qresearch.org/information/patient-easy-read-information/
- https://www.qresearch.org/information/patient-notice/
Acknowledgements
With very many thanks to our patient advisors for their advice and feedback to help develop this infographic and information resource including the QResearch Advisory Board, Mr Antony Chuter, Ms Kausar Iqbal, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East Midlands, Centre for Ethnic Research, the Young People’s Advisory Group in Oxford and the patient group Use My Data
Version 7, 30.03.2026