Dear allstat members, Many of you may be engaged in the analysis of data of obsevational routinely collected data such as primary care databases, administrative health data and other electronic health records. Further, you may have read or written papers and realised that the STROBE Statement for reporting of observational studies doesn't always fit to the reporting of these type of data. A little more than a year ago we started the RECORD initiative to develop an extension of the STROBE statement for reporting of research using routinely-collected health data. We are now at a stage where we are recruiting stakeholders to take part in this development. So if you are interested to take part, please do register as a stakeholder by e-mailing [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Please find below some further details of the process. Irene ----- The steering committee of the *_RE_*_porting of studies *C*ollected using *O*bservational *R*outinely-collected *D*ata (RECORD)_ initiative is engaging stakeholders to participate in development of the RECORD statement, an extension of the STROBE Statement for the reporting of research using routinely-collected health data. We will ask stakeholders for participation in a modified Delphi exercise, consisting of two surveys. In the first survey, stakeholders will suggest elements which they consider essential in the reporting of database research for inclusion in the RECORD statement.Following this initial stage, you will be asked to rank suggested items of greatest importance from the most popular themes and statements provided. The RECORD working committee will then use these suggestions to elaborate the final checklist. See details on the initiative at http://www.record-statement.org.Please e-mail [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>to register for the stakeholders group or for more information. Sincerely, RECORD Statement Steering Committee [log in to unmask] -- Irene Petersen, PhD UCL Department of Primary Care and Population Health Rowland Hill St London NW3 2PF Phone 020 7794 0500 exn. 34395 You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.