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Clinical Practice Research Datalink

This practice contributes to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Information in patient records is important for medical research to develop new treatments and test the safety of medicines. This practice supports medical research by sending some of the information from patient records to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).

CPRD data services from the Medicines and HEalthcare products Regulatory Agency provide anonymised patient data for research to improve patient and public health. No information that can directly identify you is sent to the CPRD. Limited identifiable infomration relating to you (your NHS number, sex, date of birth and residence postcode) is sent directly to NHS England to enable data linkage.

If you do not want anonymised information from your patient record to be used in research you can opt out by speaking to your doctor.

For more information about how your data is used visit www.cprd.com/public

Published on 15th Oct 2025

Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia & Supporting Carers Along the Journey: the FTDToolkit

Would you be willing to help researchers develop online materials to support carers?

We are recruiting carers currently supporting a family member living with frontotemporal dementia.

We’re developing an online support tool—the FTDToolkit—to help carers manage the symptoms of Frontotemporal Dementia. To make sure the FTDToolkit really works for carers, we’d love to hear from you.

Your experience matters!

Our website:

https://ftdtoolkit.org/en

Our email:

ftdtoolkit.study@uea.ac.uk

Published on 1st Oct 2025

HIPPOCRATES Prospective Observational Study (HPOS)

Are you living with psoriasis and want to participate in research?

We invite you to share you experiences in this study!

Up to one-third of people living with psoriasis will develop a realted arthritis causing inflammation in the joints and tendons.

HPOS is a study of people living with psoriasis. Led by patient research partners, a research team at University of Oxford and University College Dublin we are aiming to odentify people at risk of devloping psoriatic arthritis.

The HPOS is part of a large research project called HIPPOCRATES, investigating psoriasis arthtitis across Europe.

We want to identify which people living with psoriasis will develop arthritis with the long-term aim of trying to precent the development of arthritis before it occurs.

You are eligilbe if you are:

An adult living in Europe with psoriasis
Are not dianosed with psoriatic arthritis

With your help, we can advance medicine and improve long-term quality of life for people living with psoriasis.

Find our more today! https://hpos.study

Important Study Information:

The Study aims to collect information over a five year period.
You can decide which parts of the study you want to be part of.
You have to complete a small number of questionnaires.
You will be free to change your mind about your paticipation and your preferences throuhgout the study.
Your priovacy will be fully protected.