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<p>QResearch is a large consolidated UK <a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">database</a> derived from the anonymised health records of over 18 million patients. </p><p>As of 2016<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=QResearch&action=edit">[update]</a> the data is taken from around 1,000 general practices throughout the UK. Historical records extend back to the early 1990s. </p><p>The database is open, with <a href="/facts/Medical_ethics/Dm4TCznf">ethical</a> restrictions, to <a href="/facts/Academic_research/mo8joeTL">academic researchers</a>. The costs are controlled to allow the scheme to be self-funding while allowing good access to researchers. </p>