The UK Colorectal Cancer Intelligence Hub
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
329069
Contact name
Eva JA Morris
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
years, months, days
Research summary
CORECT-R: the UK COloRECTal Cancer data Repository
REC name
South West - Central Bristol Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/SW/0069
Date of REC Opinion
2 Jun 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
Colorectal (bowel) cancer is a major public health problem. Each year in the UK over 41,000 people are diagnosed with the disease and 16,000 die from it. Despite huge investment in care and research there remains major variation in diagnosis, treatment and outcome and survival rates in the UK lag behind many comparable countries. Data and evidence are needed to help drive improvements in care.
There are existing datasets covering all aspects of care, which could be used to improve outcomes. Access for researchers to link and exploit these datasets is, however, often limited. The UK Colorectal Cancer Intelligence Hub has been set up to address the challenges involved in using patient data by creating a single colorectal research data system, known as the COloRECTal cancer data Repository (CORECT-R), that contains a huge array of data from across the cancer pathway. The Hub also supports efficient, but secure, access for researchers into this environment to drive the production of intelligence that will improve colorectal cancer outcomes.
Research programme
The UK Colorectal Cancer Intelligence Hub is funded by Cancer Research UK. It is a highly collaborative programme involving the University of Oxford, the University of Leeds, the University of Edinburgh, the Bowel Cancer Intelligence UK Patient-Public Group, Health Data Insight, AIMES and many others.
Research database title
CORECT-R: the UK COloRECTal Cancer data Repository
Establishment organisation
University of Oxford
Establishment organisation address
Boundary Brook House, Churchill Drive, Headington
Oxford
OX3 7GB