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UK funding (£4,032,595): MICA: The Scottish eHealth Informatics Research Centre Ukri1 Mar 2013 UK Research and Innovation, United Kingdom
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MICA: The Scottish eHealth Informatics Research Centre
| Abstract | The United Kingdom has some of the best health service data in the world. This is particularly true in Scotland, where a simple and far-sighted decision in the 1970's means that every person registered with a general practitioner (GP) in Scotland (population 5 million) is allocated a unique identifying number from a centrally maintained register called the Community Health Index (CHI). It is the key to linking health data to improve communication and the quality of care that the NHS delivers to patients. It is also vital for health research that aims to improve our understanding of how to run health services efficiently; how to treat patients more effectively; how the intimate links between our genetic make-up and the environment interact to cause disease, and how to test the safety and benefit of new medicines more effectively. We have a track record of doing this; for example, using routine information, researchers in Scotland showed that the introduction of the smoking ban in public places resulted in a reduction in emergency admissions for asthma in children aged 5-15 by 18% per annum; and have shown the long term safety, often using information collected over decades, of drugs for the treatment of many common diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. The aim of the Scottish eHealth Research Centre is to build upon these existing strengths, by bringing together a group of researchers across Scotland and the UK in a joined-up strategy. This includes experts in science, public health, clinical trials, the law, safety of medicines, the law, social science, geography and the environment. Our aim is to make better use of the wealth of good quality, routinely collected health data and other datasets, to answer some of the pressing questions facing 21st Century medicine. The number one priority if we are to do this is to maintain confidentiality and privacy by implementing the highest standards of security and governance to maintain public trust. Our Centre will therefore not only perform cutting edge research and train the next generation of researches and computer scientists that we will require to analyse these large datasets, but will also consult widely with the public to develop an acceptable approach to the use of electronic patient records. Our Centre aims to demonstrate enormous benefit for clinical, genetic, public health and health services research whilst deploying the highest standards of respect for confidentiality of information. Better use of routinely collected data, will result in substantial improvements in the health of the nation. The Centre will not only produce new knowledge but also increase the health and wealth of society. |
| Category | Research Grant |
| Reference | MR/K007017/1 |
| Status | Closed |
| Funded period start | 01/03/2013 |
| Funded period end | 31/12/2018 |
| Funded value | £4,032,595.00 |
| Source | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FK007017%2F1 |
Participating Organisations
| University of Dundee | |
| Medical Research Council (MRC) | |
| Linkoping University | |
| Scottish Third Sector Research Forum (TSRF) | |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | |
| Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | |
| NHS LOTHIAN | |
| Evaluation Support Scotland | |
| University of Ottawa | |
| UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE | |
| Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR) | |
| MQ Mental Health Research | |
| Federal University of Minas Gerais | |
| Energy Saving Trust | |
| NHS Scotland | |
| Ifakara Health Institute | |
| UK and Scottish Renal Registries | |
| University of Stirling | |
| UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI | |
| McGill University | |
| Administrative Data Research Centre for Scotland | |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) | |
| Census & Administrative Data Longitudinal Studies Hub (CALLS-Hub) | |
| Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | |
| Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | |
| Cayetano Heredia University | |
| UNIVERSITY OF EXETER | |
| UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | |
| Kerman University of Medical Sciences | |
| Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research | |
| Scottish Association for Mental Health | |
| NHS Health Scotland | |
| University of Toronto | |
| UK Renal Data Collaboration | |
| UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | |
| University of Montreal | |
| University of Glasgow | |
| University of Aberdeen | |
| University of St Andrews | |
| University of Strathclyde | |
| Servier International Research Institute | |
| Aridhia | |
| University of Edinburgh |
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