This area has been developed to allow the sharing of IT solutions to help enable research delivery within the South West Peninsula and to share IT the IT solutions which we have developed with SWP Chief investigators with other research network areas
Please note the resources on this website are for practices within the South West Peninsula. If you are located in a different Clinical Research Network please see the National website for information about accessing your local website.
Primary Care Research Informatics & Digital Environment Solutions (PRIDES).
Primary care IT is provided by many different software providers but the majority work with two systems; EMIS Web and SystmOne.
In order to do research in primary care each practice is required to use their software system to search data. This is a complex and time consuming process which creates an increased margin for error within each practice and across practices.
The aim of SW Peninsula PRIDES is to support and develop the IT framework and tools for research in Primary Care. Making them easily available to GP practices involved in research in order to reduce administrative burden and improve recruitment and involvement in research studies.
The basic concept is to utilise EMIS Web and Systm One to develop searches, pop-ups and templates which are detailed, accurate and quality assured. These IT solutions will be shared electronically using this website and where possible the clinic system's sharing platforms across the across the South West Peninsula.
Please note the sharing groups and resources on this website are for practices within the South West Peninsula. If you are located in a different Clinical Research Network and are accessing these resources from the National IT solution website you are welcome to copy and save the IT solution files which we have created with SWP chief investigators. Please do not join the SWP sharing group.
These IT solutions have been developed with chief investigators in SWP and tested in practices. Their use on the software system is as a took to help identify potentially eligible patients for specific studies. This is a tool to assist in identification. The solutions are not comprehensive and the research site is expected to ensure that any suggested patient is screened to ensure they meet the inclusion an exclusion criteria and are expected to select patients in accordance with the study protocol.
Please contact crnswp.primarycare@nhs.net if you have any study specific enquiries.
If you are interested in becoming involved or for more information about the project please get in touch using our Contact Form .