NHS Analytics Project Cookiecutter
Gold Quality 90% DataOps & DevOps Public repository
Organisation: NHS Example Data Science Network · Project type: Project Templates
A cookiecutter template that gives NHS analysts a standard project skeleton: src layout, config files, pre-commit hooks, tests, and RAP-aligned folder structure, before they write a line of analysis code.
Reusability tier
Gold
Fully public template with automated tests that render and lint every option combination, plus a tutorial walking through starting a new RAP project. Used as the default skeleton by several teams.
Links
Synthetic example
This entry is test data for the demo. The links below do not lead to real code, and any resemblance to real projects or packages is coincidental.
- Repository: https://github.com/nhs-example-org/nhs-analytics-cookiecutter
- Documentation: https://nhs-example-org.github.io/nhs-analytics-cookiecutter/
Quality score
This entry scores 90 of 100 for metadata quality. The score measures how complete and current the catalogue entry is, not the code itself; the reusability tier covers the code. Improving the metadata raises the score.
| Criterion | Points | Met |
|---|---|---|
| Description of 100 characters or more | 10 | yes |
| Two or more tags | 10 | yes |
| Documentation link | 15 | yes |
| Tier rationale provided | 10 | yes |
| SUL layers declared | 10 | yes |
| Updated within the last 18 months | 15 | yes |
| Platforms listed | 5 | yes |
| Owning organisation named | 5 | yes |
| Public repository | 10 | yes |
| Installable package link | 10 | no |
SUL principle
How this entry maps to the SUL principle:
| Element | Description | Included |
|---|---|---|
| Structural | Templates, folder structures, project skeletons | yes |
| Utility | Generic helper functions decoupled from project logic | no |
| Logic | Bespoke project-specific code, clearly separated | no |
Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | DataOps & DevOps |
| Language(s) | Python YAML |
| Platform(s) | github-actions docker |
| Tags | rap cookiecutter project-template reproducibility best-practice |
| Date added | 2026-04-29 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-01 |
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