Copyright Information for NHS Scotland Staff

Copyright can be complex. 

This guidance is here to help NHS Scotland staff make sense of the key points and understand what’s permitted when using copyrighted materials in your day-to-day work.

We aim to keep things clear and practical so you can use content appropriately and with confidence.

On this page you will find :

• A series of frequently asked questions grouped by theme
• Advice specific to learning content creators, staff commissioning external content and other common scenarios
• Our eLearning module : An Introduction To Copyright

For info on potential sources of copyright free images, and tips on how to search for them, see Copyright Basics

For the text of a standard copyright statement you can apply to resources, see Ownership and sharing - the NHS Context

For the text of a copyright takedown policy statement, see Handling Uncertainty and Risk

For details of NHS Scotland's agreement with the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) that outlines what NHS staff in Scotland can legally copy or for details of the Clinical Tools and Measures Catalogue see You May Also Be Interested In.