[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[United Kingdom](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims)

nhs-gated

Crawler access

33.2%

# 33.2% of the 223 scored sites in NHS and hospitals are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 48 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites74 of 223 scored sites

Group[NHS and hospitals](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/healthcare/nhs)

Test[RCH-1](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-1)

Test[RCH-2](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-2)

EditionCensus Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

CaveatA public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside NHS and hospitals.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [NHS and hospitals](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/healthcare/nhs).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for the United Kingdom](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims).

Link to this claim: [https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/nhs-gated](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/nhs-gated)

Cite as **TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4**

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). NHS and hospitals, United Kingdom, n = 223. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/uk/claims/nhs-gated