Rapid Insight (CC) Creative Commons license guidelines:

Rapid Insight (CC) Creative Commons license guidelines:

All our content is published under a Creative Commons License: Attribution – non commercial- share a like 4.0 international.

This means you can republish our articles online or in print for free, provided you follow these guidelines:

  • You must credit authors and their institutions, ideally in the byline, tagging the author & institution in social media posts etc
  • You need to credit NHS Horizons and include a backlink to our home page or the link to the original article. This can be done by crediting NHS Horizons at the top of your article or slide deck alongside the Rapid Insight and Horizons Logo
  • You can’t edit our material, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. If you do wish to make material edits, which includes cuts, you will need to run them by the author for approval prior to publication.
  • Quotes: you can quote authors provided you include a link back to the article URL
  • Edits or cuts: if you wish to make material edits, you will need to run them by the author for approval prior to publication. Authors can be contacted by emailing mlcsu.horizons@nhs.net with the subject title: “Rapid Insight creative commons license edit request”
  • Print: articles can be published in print under these same rules, with the exception that you do not need to include the counter and links.
  • Podcast and video: are also covered by Creative Commons and the same licence terms apply.

In conclusion…

You are free to:

  1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
  2. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
  3. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

  1. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  2. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes .
  3. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

For full terms and conditions please head to: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1#ref-appropriate-credit

Examples of how you can credit us:

Crediting us in an article: “name of article” by “name of author” of NHS Horizons, Creative Commons Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Original article available: (link to original article)

Crediting us in a presentation: Rapid Insight (CC) is a product of NHS Horizons, credit attributed to: Laura Yearsley, Marc Harris, Victoria Treadway & Rosanna Hunt

Please always use our logos as part of the accreditation, you can download them here: