HIC impact case studies

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At the Health Informatics Centre (HIC), we support research through secure, high-quality services. Our work helps drive innovation in healthcare, improves public health, and inform policy.

These Impact Case Studies highlight the benefits of our collaborations with researchers, healthcare providers, and industry partners. They show how HIC’s expertise in secure data linkage and access, infrastructure and software development has supported important discoveries and practical improvements in health and care.

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CPIP (Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway)

Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathways (CPIP) is a system developed by a group of children’s orthopaedic surgeons and physiotherapists from all regions of Scotland

  • Published on 28 May 2025
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Alleviate Pain Data Hub

Alleviate, the APDP Pain Research Data Hub, is transforming UK pain datasets to be FAIR and providing data expertise to enable better analysis and ultimately improve the lives of people with chronic pain, as part of a larger national research initiative

  • Published on 28 May 2025
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Childsmile

Childsmile is a national health improvement programme focused on reducing oral health inequalities among children in Scotland

  • Published on 28 May 2025
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PICTURES

InterdisciPlInary Collaboration for efficienT and effective Use of clinical images in big data healthcare RESearch

  • Published on 28 May 2025