General Practice Extraction Service (GPES) Data for Pandemic Planning and Research (GDPPR) Dataset#
Information on the background and contents of the GDPPR dataset is on the Primary care datasets page.
1. Summary#
| Dataset descriptor | Dataset-specific information |
|---|---|
| Name of dataset in TRE | GDPPR |
| Other name | None |
| Temporal coverage | 01/06/2020 onwards |
| TRE temporal coverage | 1940s onwards |
| Keywords | COVID-19, Primary care, GP records |
| Geographical coverage | England |
| Data resolution | None |
| Specific restrictions to data use | 1. Research must be related to COVID-19. For examples of research purposes acceptable to NHS England see the COVID-19 Public Health Directions 2020: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/secretary-of-state-directions/covid-19-public-health-directions-2020 2. GDPPR data must not be used for any form of performance management of General Practices. |
| Owner | NHS England |
| Short description | Dataset comprises extracts from General Practices in England that have opted into contributing to the GDPPR dataset. Included in the extracts are all patients currently registered with a GP or with a date of death on or after 1 November 2019 whose health record contains coded information relevant to pandemic planning and research. |
| Frequency of update | Annually |
| Key link | https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/gpes-data-for-pandemic-planning-and-research/guide-for-analysts-and-users-of-the-data |
| Number of variables | 23 |
| Number of observations | 261104333 |
| Participant count | 231302 |
| Date of last extract | 2024-04-26 |
2. Metrics#
The tables below summarise the GDPPR dataset in the UK LLC TRE.
Table 1 The number of participants from each LPS that are represented in the GDPPR dataset in the UK LLC TRE
(Note: numbers relate to the most recent extract of NHS England data)
| LPS | Participant count |
|---|---|
| ALSPAC | 5886 |
| BCS70 | 5789 |
| BIB | 27323 |
| ELSA | 6779 |
| EPICN | 14119 |
| EXCEED | 9417 |
| FENLAND | 10105 |
| GLAD | 64692 |
| MCS | 17540 |
| NCDS58 | 5924 |
| NEXTSTEP | 5169 |
| NIHRBIO_COPING | 16063 |
| NSHD46 | 2280 |
| TEDS | 8038 |
| TRACKC19 | 13738 |
| TWINSUK | 11711 |
| UKHLS | 6729 |
| TOTAL | 231302 |
3. Helpful syntax#
Below we will include syntax that may be helpful to other researchers in the UK LLC TRE. For longer scripts, we will include a snippet of the code plus a link to Git where you can find the full script.