Include information on the variables that you require as outputs. Please be as precise as possible.

The CRIS Extraction Team have a role in facilitating extraction of variables from CRIS and will advise on how best to extract robust data. the information submitted in this application will be used to provide a basis for the data extraction specification. The data contained within CRIS is complex and users will be encouraged to collaborate and share expertise and hands-on experience.

Where variables are required that have to be compiled manually by reviewing free text fields (e.g. case note entries or letters within the medical record), you will be required to complete a free text security review. The CRIS Extraction Team will support you with completion of this after the project is approved. A similar procedure will be followed where the project is focused on text reviewing to create a natural language processing algorithm/app.

NOTE: Applications to use staff names for legitimate research/ audit purposes may be granted but additional mitigation may be put in place, e.g. encryption of staff names in CRIS extractions.