The Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system has been developed for use within the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). It provides authorised researchers with regulated, secure access to anonymised information extracted from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust electronic clinical records system.
CRIS helps us to look at real life situations on a large scale. This means it's easier to see patterns and trends, like what treatments work for some and don't work for others.
Applications to access CRIS and the analyses carried out using CRIS are closely reviewed, monitored and audited by a CRIS Oversight Committee, which carries representation from the Maudsley Caldicott Guardian and is chaired by a service user. The CRIS Oversight Committee is responsible for ensuring all research applications comply with ethical and legal guidelines.
CRIS was developed with extensive involvement from service users and adheres to strict governance frameworks managed by service users. It has passed a robust ethics approval process acutely attentive to the use of patient data. The data is used in an entirely anonymised and data-secure format and all patients have the choice to opt-out of their anonymised data being used.
We believe CRIS can make a real and positive difference to future treatments and care.
What is CRIS?
CRIS is a computer system that allows researchers at the BRC to carry out research using information from South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust clinical records.
CRIS Blog
To find out more about some of the work underway using CRIS, read our CRIS Blog.
CRIS Training
The CRIS team have developed a number of resources to support researchers at all stages of their CRIS project.
CRIS projects
Add the criteria you are looking for into the relevant search field and see the relevant projects.
CRIS Publications
See a list of peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed studies which used the CRIS database.
COVID-19 research
Since the lockdown began the CRIS team have worked to turn around research activity and focus this on the pandemic and its consequences for people using mental health services.
CRIS case studies
These videos showcase some of the work being carried out by PHD students and researchers using CRIS.
CRIS Data Linkages
The Clinical Data Linkage Service (CDLS) enables us to join or ‘link’ information (‘data’) from CRIS with other clinical sources within a secure ‘safe haven’.
Natural Language Processing (NLP) Service
We have set up the CRIS Natural Language Processing (NLP) Service to facilitate the extraction of anonymised information from the free text of the trust's clinical records.
