database.name

What exists, and how to get in.

The Health Improvement Network

Also known as THIN

THIN is a medical data collection scheme that collects anonymised patient data from its members through the healthcare software Vision. The UK Primary Care database contains longitudinal patient records for approximately 6% of the UK Population. The anonymised data collection, which goes back to 1994, is nationally representative of the UK population.

Getting access

Application required Restricted (fee required)

How to apply
Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.
Cost
A fee applies — amount not stated by the source

Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.

Registration required Restricted (registration)

How to apply
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Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.

Closed Closed

How to apply
Not yet verified — we don’t publish a route we haven’t checked.

Summarised from a registry — the exact application route is not yet verified.

About this database

Websitehttps://www.the-health-improvement-network.com/
SubjectsHumanities and Social Sciences · Life Sciences · Social and Behavioural Sciences · Medicine · Social Sciences · Medicine · Public Health, Health Services Research, Social Medicine
Last updated2026-09-12

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