HIC datasets V3
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
311509
Contact name
Jenny Johnston
Contact email
Research summary
Health Informatics Centre-Managed Datasets
REC name
East of Scotland Research Ethics Service REC 2
REC reference
22/ES/0034
Date of REC Opinion
13 Sep 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
HIC Services provide data users with linked, anonymised information derived mostly from large Population Based Health Datasets, owned mainly by the NHS and the University of Dundee. These are collected and updated in different ways through secure transfer mechanisms agreed with Data Controllers and in some cases HIC augments these (eg adds CHI to missing fields in the prescribing dataset). HIC also provides researchers with secure data collection tools for specific study collection of consented data. The detailed procedures are described in HIC Services SOP 01 HIC Data Security and HIC Services SOP 05 CIB Security, in relation to the data unit within the Clinical Information Bureau (CIB)
Research programme
HIC supports a wide range of research across the medical school and beyond, providing data around many disease areas to answer research questions.
Research database title
Health Informatics Centre-Managed Datasets
Establishment organisation
University of Dundee
Establishment organisation address
Nethergate
Dundee
DD1 4HN