Why you don’t need a separate ‘document store’ for your Discourse online communityPretty much every time I create a new ‘social collaboration’ Discourse setup for a new professional community I’m asked if there can be…Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
No, you do not need a Domain Specific Language (DSL) for Clinical Decision Support or Clinical…Otherwise known as Computable Biomedical Knowledge artefacts, or perhaps less pompously as Digital Clinical Tools, clinical decision…May 19, 20211May 19, 20211
Why we chose Python for the RCPCH Digital Growth Charts project.So here is a little bit of a ‘stream of consciousness’ blog post I felt compelled to write, about why we chose Python for the RCPCH…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
The Clinical Software Usability ScaleIt’s been 5 years since the Clinical Software Usability Scale (cSUS) was created. Following a discussion with a friend and colleague Dr…Dec 4, 20201Dec 4, 20201
Royal Colleges 3.0: ‘Best Practice As Code’I’ve spent the last few months working with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) on a project to deliver a Digital…Dec 3, 2020Dec 3, 2020
The NHS as an unassailable Public-Private Wealth Transfer MechanismAn unusually political blog article from me this time. It’s still healthcare-relevant, but it’s concerned with some of the bigger-picture…Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
Why the TRUD must dieI’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the way that NHS Digital communicates standards and interacts with its developer community…Nov 14, 20184Nov 14, 20184
Open source is the only way for MedicineI believe that closed-source, proprietary clinical software is fundamentally unethical.Jun 19, 20188Jun 19, 20188
There’s no such thing as a free Launch (or maybe there is)… Launchers on Linux in 2017Confession: I once owned a MacBook Pro.Nov 16, 20172Nov 16, 20172
Apperta Foundation backs NHSbuntu with £30K grantWe’re very excited to be able to announce that the Apperta Foundation, (formerly NHS England Open Source) has backed NHSbuntu with initial…Aug 6, 2017Aug 6, 2017