OSINTDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Public Health Scotland Open Data (CKAN API)

Scotland

Freeauth: noneOGL-UK-3.0✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree keyless CKAN API.
Sign-up?: None neededCall it straight away
Commercial use?: YesOGL-UK-3.0, with credit

The fine print

License note: Open Government Licence; the portal links OGL v3.
Required attribution: Required under OGL v3: acknowledge the source (Public Health Scotland).

Open opendata.nhs.scot

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// Overview

Public Health Scotland Open Data (CKAN API)

Public Health Scotland's open data platform publishes aggregate statistics on hospital activity, waiting times, prescribing, deaths and population health, with a keyless CKAN API for searching datasets and pulling their files.

Coverage

Scotland. The CKAN package list returned 105 datasets on build day; frequency varies by dataset.

Good for

#osint#public-health#healthcare#scotland#api

Verdict

Official Scottish health-service and population-health numbers through a standard CKAN API. Licence: OGL-UK-3.0: the portal says "Data is released under the Open Government Licence." and links OGL v3, so the version comes from the link target. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free keyless CKAN API.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	OGL-UK-3.0
License note	Open Government Licence; the portal links OGL v3.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Public Health Scotland Open Data (CKAN API)
slug: public-health-scotland-open-data
category: OSINT
domain: OSINT
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/public-health-scotland-open-data
providerUrl: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless CKAN API.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/
coverage: Scotland. The CKAN package list returned 105 datasets on build day; frequency varies by dataset.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/
https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/api/3/action/package_list
tasks: osint
public-health
healthcare
scotland
api
license: OGL-UK-3.0
licenseUrl: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
licenseNote: Open Government Licence; the portal links OGL v3.
attribution: Required under OGL v3: acknowledge the source (Public Health Scotland).

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "public-health-scotland-open-data"
    }
  }
}

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Coverage

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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