The connected patient project: moving towards a population-based primary health care research registry

Background The NHS pledges to give all patients access to clinical research. In England, 32% of General Practices are research active and only 14% of patients engage in research. This project aimed to evaluate consent-for-contact and communication in primary care patients. Methods An explanatory mixed methods study of patients and staff within a single general practice. The study included all patients over the age of 18 years, and excluded those...