To access the Patient Portal for the first time, you will need your:
Your identification number can be your NHS number, CHI number or your BADBIR study ID number. You should be able to find your NHS/CHI number on any letter or document you have received from the NHS, including prescriptions, test results, and hospital referral or appointment letters. If in doubt, ask your dermatologist or nurse.
If you are in the Republic of Ireland, instead of using an NHS/CHI number, you can use your BADBIR study ID number. You will need to ask your dermatologist or nurse working on BADBIR for this information. The number they give you should be 9 digits long.
After you’ve provided these, we will ask for your email address and send you a code to verify your account. Once verified, you’ll be able to create a password and complete your registration.
You will then be able to log in to the portal to complete the patient questionnaires using your email address and password. The video above demonstrates how to use the portal.
The University of Manchester is committed to processing all data securely. Details of how we ensure your data is kept secure and confidential can be found in the Patient Information Sheet. Additionally, more information can be found in the BADBIR study Transparency Notice and the University of Manchester Privacy Notice for Research Participants. Links to all 3 documents can be found at the top of the general patient information page here.
The email address and password you use to register with the Patient Portal are only used for the portal and are not used anywhere else. Your clinician cannot see your email address or password, and the BADBIR team cannot see your password.
We will not disclose your email address to any third party.
If you’ve forgotten your password, you can reset your password through the Patient Portal login page, where there is a “Reset your password” link. This link takes you a page where you can enter your email address for the Portal and confirm your date of birth. The database will then email you a new, randomised password. You can use this new password to login to the Portal and then change it to something more memorable via the button in the top right of the main page.
Please be aware that 5 incorrect attempts at logging into the Portal will cause your account to be locked. If your account is locked, you will need to contact BADBIR to unlock it before you can try again. You can contact the BADBIR team on 0161 306 1896 or at badbir@manchester.ac.uk.
We have a general patient information page here which may answer any questions you have. If you have any other questions about BADBIR or the data we collect, you can ask your clinician during your routine dermatology appointments.
If you’re having trouble accessing the Patient Portal, you can contact the BADBIR team on 0161 306 1896 or at badbir@manchester.ac.uk.