I've made a complementary FOI to the one @Edent made a few weeks ago - I'm asking some important questions about the composition, ToR, and affiliations of members of the NHS England Engineering Board that is mentioned in SDLC-8's Red Line
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/governance_of_the_engineering_bo
A good article, by way of update on the NHS Open Source Panic of 2026, from Terence Eden @Edent
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/
Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It implies a rather frosty discussion without any of the polite niceties of a normal meeting. In general though, even when people have severe disagreements, it is rare for tempers to fray. It is even rarer for those internal disagreements to spill over into public. Which is what…
🆕 blog! “GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source”
Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It implies a rather frosty discussion without any of the polite niceties of a normal meeting. In general though, even when people have severe …
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gds-weighs-in-on-the-nhss-decision-to-retreat-from-open-source/
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Within the UK's Civil Service you occasionally hear the expression "being invited to a meeting without biscuits". It implies a rather frosty discussion without any of the polite niceties of a normal meeting. In general though, even when people have severe disagreements, it is rare for tempers to fray. It is even rarer for those internal disagreements to spill over into public. Which is what…
This is an excellent article written by NHS Data Analysts about the major shortcomings and risks of the Palantir Federated Data Platform.
We have a new health secretary this week - James Murray - and he has a golden opportunity here to kick out #Palantir.
I'm quoted in the BMJ discussing the NHS's attempts to shut down their Open Source code.
NHS England has taken the drastic step of moving all its open source software into private storage, citing concerns that AI models such as Mythos could be used to hack NHS systems. The new policy, in place from 11 May, applies “unless there is an explicit and exceptional need, and public access has been formally approved [by NHS England],” it said in guidance to staff.1 Open source code is software that is made publicly available so that anyone can inspect and modify it2 and then share improvements without needing permission from the original author. NHS England data showed 2476 NHS open source repositories as of October 2025—containing code for projects ranging from data analysis to the NHS App.3 Marcus Baw, locum GP and software developer, described open source software as being like a generic drug. “You patent a drug, it’s incredibly expensive for five …
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