1. RCGP RSC network of GP practices
Clinical Informatics and Health outcomes Research Group: Generic Data flow diagram
RCGP RSC network of GP practices
Data collection using MIQUEST
NHS Digital
Pseudonymised data is collected on-site using encrypted external drives or laptops
Web-transfer or upload of large encrypted and password protected data files by third party provider
Pseudonymised data - downloaded from NHS Digital on-line portal
Server within the dedicated secure network of the Research Group
Data collection in other specific projects
Pseudonymised data is collected on-site using encrypted devices or transferred between NHSmail accounts
Out-put only reports, graphs & aggregated tables (data is retained and disposed of in line with University Research Data Management Guidelines)
NHS Project funders
Other Project funders
Participating GP practices
Last up-dated: 02/01/18
Author: Dr Tom Chan
Version 1.1

3. Data flow analysis Generic data flow diagram
All major inbound and outbound data flows are represented in the diagram
Major inbound data sources are:
NHS Digital
RCGP RSC (Royal college of General Practitioners, Research and Surveillance Centre)
On-site data collection using MIQUEST (Morbidity Information QUery and Export SynTax)
Ad hoc data transfer from study participants
Outbound data are in the form of reports, publications, graphs and/or aggregated tables
Secure network of the Research Group
The Research Group’s dedicated secure network is diagrammatically represented in the Surrey Secure Network
The secure network is sited behind a firewall within the University’s network, all in-bounded connections are block, but out-bounded connections are allowed
All staff members of the research group working within the team base work from secure workstations or secure laptops with encrypted drive