Searching for a record in the UKRDC
- Joel Collins
If you’re looking for a patient brand-new to your renal system, they may not show up immediately. The UKRDC will only store patients we have received a valid data file for. If you only just added the patient, you may need to wait until your renal IT system next sends a feed file to us.
To find a record in the UKRDC, use the Records tab from the navigation menu on the left. This will take you to a search page.
From here, you can search for records we hold from your renal units.
You can search by any combination of the following:
Patient name
Date of birth
NHS/CHI/HSC number
Local hospital number
UKRDC ID
Joining search terms
Search terms separated by spaces will expand the search selection. E.g. if you searched:
“john smith” 1/5/1980
this will return results for patients either called John Smith or born 1/5/1980.
To filter the search selection, join search terms with &&, for example
“john smith” && 1/5/1980
will return results for patients both called John Smith and born 1/5/1980.
Search by renal unit
Under the More Options menu you have the option to select a specific renal unit/facility to search by.
If your search query is empty, this will return all patients for that unit. Including a search term will limit your search to only patients within that facility. E.g., selecting a facility and searching “test” will find any patients matching the term “test” within that facility.
Search results
Search results will display basic information about the patient, including their primary identifier, and basic demographics such as name and date of birth, where available.