Clinical Research Database

The Division of Breast Surgery at Nottingham City Hospital has been carrying out research into breast cancer for over 14 years. Since the data collected was not standardised, centralised and documented the department was unable to maximise its research output during this period.

Harlow Wood Consulting was commissioned to audit, document and amalgamate the division's data. We provided a unique system which uses configuration information to mould itself to each set of data contained within its framework. The system contains administrative functions allowing non-technical admin users to change the underlying database design, document and control access to the data. It also provides an export wizard allowing the data to be exported into a statistical analysis package. The system currently stores information on over 40,000 research cases and has enabled the department to make some significant findings.

"Harlow Wood Consulting have allowed us to retrieve, collate and analyse much more effectively the research data we have collected over years. This is making research studies easier to carry out as we can link biological samples, laboratory research results and outcome data. This integrated database has facilitated additional research publications which would not have been possible with the previous data system"
Prof John F R Robertson, Head of Division, University of Nottingham