Research Data Scotland has gathered some introductory information on public sector data and how it is used in research, including information on how data is kept safe and made available for research.

Understanding Patient Data explain secure data environments, their benefits and drawback, and examples of their use, as well as an animation.

A repository of useful tools supporting secure data access. It contains diverse contributions from members of the International Population Data Linkage Network (IPDLN). The repository includes interactive data discovery tools, signposting support and good practice resources.