The GPRD Group is a dedicated multi-disciplinary team based at the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in London who operate the General Practice Research Database, the GOLD standard of longitudinal anonymised patient databases from primary care.

Our mission is simple...

to promote and protect public health by establishing the GPRD as the premier source of longitudinal patient data, and to be recognised internationally as an innovative public sector enterprise which sets the standard in information management and customer service.

The GPRD is considered by many as the GOLD standard and its usage has resulted in over 890 clinical reviews and papers. The team at GPRD provides value-added services to the General Practitioners who contribute to the database and to the researchers who want to make use of this unique public health research tool.

We are committed to:

• Increasing the use of the General Practice Research Database to support public health research internationally.
• Protecting the confidentiality of patients, contributing General Practitioners and adhering to data protection legislation.
• Maintaining the very highest levels of quality for data and services.
• Assisting in the training of researchers who wish to use the General Practice Research Database.
• Ensuring appropriate scientific and ethical review of the use of the data.