The summary or unabridged version of NHS Scotland's license agreement with the CLA (The Copyright Licensing Agency) which gives us additional rights to copy and share certain content.
The CLA has also produced additional Copying guidelines for all NHS staff in Scotland that outlines what NHS staff in Scotland can legally copy under the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) licence.
If you wish to check what permissions are granted in relation to sharing from a specific book or articles from a specific journal you can visit the CLA permissions checker tool. Just enter the relevant title information and select NHS License.
The Presentation - Copyright and Creative Commons 101, by NHS Education for Scotland Knowledge Manager Alison Forde, presented in December 2022, an accessible and engaging introduction to key issues around copyright and Creative Commons, tailored for NHS staff navigating the evolving digital landscape.
If you are interested in the copyright status of Diagnosis Tools and Outcome Measures which may be of use for patients in NHS Scotland you may wish to consult The Clinical Tools and Measures Catalogue (you will need to request access for this SharePoint site when you first visit).
If you are commissioning external content you may wish to consult template clauses for commission the creation of new content that have been used in the past.
You can obtain further support from copyright_requests@nes.scot.nhs.uk or ask your local NHS librarian.