Examples of project/programme grants led by members of the Centre for Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute Click the cards below to learn more. PROJECT: The Advanced Asthma Attack Alert System (A4Sys) Health Professional Co-Design of an Asthma Clinical Decision Support Tool PROJECT: Co-OPT: consortium for the study of pregnancy treatments A new collaborative consortium for the study of pregnancy treatments. PROJECT: COVID-19 in Pregnancy in Scotland (COPS) The COVID-19 in Pregnancy in Scotland (COPS) study aims to find out how COVID-19 infection during pregnancy affects mothers and babies. PROJECT: DaC-VaP National Core Studies - Data and Connectivity: COVID-19 Vaccines Pharmacovigilance PROJECT: The impact of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy, children and young people, and vulnerable groups (DaC-VaP-2) This project works to use UK-wide data to study the uptake, safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. PROJECT: Developing and validating a risk prediction model for Long COVID Developing and validating a risk prediction model for Long COVID using the EAVE II study in Scotland. PROJECT: EAVE II Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic as it happens across Scotland. PROJECT: ePAMS+ Development and evaluation of a complex ePrescribing-based Antimicrobial Stewardship (ePAMS+) intervention for hospitals. Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids Study Joining up detailed health and housing data across Scotland to ensure both our homes and our children are as healthy as they can be. PROJECT: Impact of artificial intelligence on hyperacute stroke diagnostic and treatment pathways – implications for clinicians and the Scottish healthcare system The project tracks the deployment of stroke AI across Scotland over two years with the aim to establish the effects of AI on practices (e.g., stroke diagnosis and triage), stroke practitioners (e.g., clinicians’ roles and skills), and the Scottish healthcare system (e.g., stroke care pathways). PROJECT: Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme (IHDP) IHDP seeks to fundamentally change the way data and analytics are used to drive improvement in health outcomes, by fostering new relationships between the NHS, industry, academia, and the third sector. PROJECT: NHS AI Lab Evaluation Independent mixed-methods evaluation of the NHS AI Lab PROJECT: NHS Global Digital Exemplar Programme Evaluation Programme Formative and summative evaluations of the Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) Programme. PROJECT: Rapid Outcomes of COVID therapeutics in Eave II (ROCOVE) Investigating the uptake, safety, and effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19, using EAVE II linked data, working with Public Health Scotland (PHS). PROJECT: Vaccine Breakthrough Project Using the EAVE II cohort to investigate the effectiveness of currently administered or future approved vaccines by dose, viral variants and patient clinical and demographic characteristics. Generation Scotland Generation Scotland is a population and family based study of genetic and environmental health determinants, richly annotated with personal, genetic and e-HR data, all available for collaborative research. Led by Cathie Sudlow. GlobalSurg GlobalSurg and the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery are working together to improve surgical outcomes for patients around the world. The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery is a consortium between UK Universities of Birmingham, Edinburgh & Warwick together with international partners at hubs and centres around the world. HDR UK Scotland Health Data Research UK's regional networks are designed to leverage local expertise in health data science systems and forge partnerships across the four nations of the UK in diverse locations. HDR UK Scotland is at the forefront of innovative health data research and security. Key areas of expertise revolve around data linkage and data infrastructure networks. HDR UK Scotland has a wide-ranging set of partners including Public Health Scotland, NHS Scotland and the Scottish Safe Haven Network (SSHN). MyDiabetesMyWay The NHS Scotland interactive diabetes website to help support people who have diabetes and their family and friends. Telescot A programme of academic research investigating telemetric supported self monitoring of long term health conditions. Telescot is a collaboration between a number of public, private and voluntary sector organisations supporting the development of innovative healthcare in Scotland, UK. This article was published on 2025-10-20