Code Sharing in Healthcare Research: A Practical Guide and Recommendations for Good Practice

As computational analysis becomes increasingly more complex in health research, transparent sharing of analytical code is vital for reproducibility and trust. This practical guide, aligned to open science practices, outlines actionable recommendations for code sharing in healthcare research. Emphasising the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles, the authors address common barriers and provide clear guidance to help make code more robust, reusable, and scrutinised as part of the scientific record. This supports better science and more reliable evidence for computationally-driven practice and helps to adhere to new standards and guidelines of codesharing mandated by publishers and funding bodies.