Delivering Local PRIDES Services

The RDN PRIDES Service is delivered by the Regional Research Delivery Networks. Each RRDN has dedicated staff to support the development and sharing of health informatics for primary care studies. They will advise study teams on how to optimise recruitment such as offering feasibility assessments and guidance on using research codes in GP Clinical Systems. They also help study teams navigate common digital challenges such as data protection and governance and costing digital elements of primary care research activity.

Aims of the RDN PRIDES Service

Local RDN PRIDES Service HIs should aim to stay true to the inclusion and exclusion criteria in the study protocol and include as much of the criteria as is feasible in any development. 

The following criteria should be considered:

• Keep GP screening lists to a minimum number of patients to save GP time.

• Keep the level of screening down to only criteria not easily identified by a Health Informatic.

• Keep RDN costs down for GP Screening activity.

• Keep Study Team Costs down for subsequent mailing activity or eligibility phone calls.

Health Research Informatics (HIs) development is at the heart of the PRIDES offer. Our HIs are developed by experts in our RRDNs and GP partners. They are then tested, quality assured and shared nationally. 

The diagram depicts the PRIDES HI sharing pathway from the Lead RRDN for a study to other LCRNs wanting to roll the study out.

Click here for an accessible text version of the flowchart.