This repository holds the code for the Nottingham University Hospitals Analyst “Body of Knowledge”, an e-book written by analysts for analysts.
The book is available here: https://nottmhospitals.github.io/NUH-Analyst-BOK
- A growing summary of our institutional knowledge, searchable and easy to use as a reference.
- An onboarding guide, to support data analysts new to our teams or new to healthcare.
- A practical training project, allowing new users of git to practice by contributing to a project of real value.
- An exercise in transparency, and a commitment to “being the difference we want to see” in relation to open working, and open-source analytical development.
- A searchlight, to help guide us towards other NHS organisations and contacts who may find value here, or who may be able to help us one day.
- But mostly, it is a place for us to write things, so that “future us” knows where to find them. Doing this in a public github repository ensures we create something not quick and disposable, but something considered, deliberate and of gradually accumulating value.
Contributions from inside and outside NUH are welcome, from both analysts and non-analysts.
The most transparent way to contribute is to open an issue with a suggestion, link, or resource you would like to see added to the BOK. Pull-requests are very welcome, especially when worked from an issue. You can also email us with suggested content.
We retain editorial control, and will decide whether and how much of a given contribution is added to the BOK, and in what form. We envisage that most contributions will be valuable, and will be added to the book.