Cohort profile: prescriptions dispensed in the community linked to the national cancer registry in England.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The linked prescriptions cancer registry data resource was set up to extend our understanding of the pathway for patients with cancer past secondary care into the community, to ultimately improve patient outcomes.

Participants

The linked prescriptions cancer registry data resource is currently available for April to July 2015, for all patients diagnosed with cancer in England with a dispensed prescription in that time frame.The dispensed prescriptions data are collected by National Health Service (NHS) Prescription Services, and the cancer registry data are processed by Public Health England. All data are routine healthcare data, used for secondary purposes, linked using a pseudonymised version of the patient's NHS number and date of birth.Detailed demographic and cl

SUBMITTER: Henson KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082455 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature