NHS England quietly removes open source policy web pages

https://www.digitalhealth.net/2025/12/nhs-england-quietly-removes-open-source-policy-web-pages/

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mjr@infosec.pub · 14 pts · 229d (1 reply)

Getting ready to buy more secret-source systems from dodgy providers?

wewbull@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 229d

No. Just Oracle crap.

Womble@piefed.world · 13 pts · 229d (1 reply)

It should be pointed out that NHS England is a management layer and is in the process of being dismantled so that NHS services in England are managed directly by the NHS and not a third layer between hospitals/doctors and the Department of health.

RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 229d

they do directly comission some highly specialised services.

HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social · 7 pts · 229d

Nothing at all to do with certain US companies including MicroSLOP and others. " Please look away, we can assure you that this is complicated policy that you won't understand "

oeuf@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 229d (2 replies)

What exactly was formerly open source? I think the NHS has more to gain from open source than almost anyone else I can think of. Incidentally they are also sitting on possibly the most valuable dataset on the planet.

HereIAm@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 229d (1 reply)

https://github.com/orgs/NHSDigital/repositories. The UK gov has a lot of open source code repos, which is pretty neat.

OiMate@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 229d

Surely soon to be had?