Open letter urges NHS England to uphold open source commitments for publicly funded code
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Summary
An open letter addressed to NHS England argues that code developed with public funding should remain open source, as mandated by UK Government Design Principles and the NHS Service Standard. The letter warns that this principle is being walked back and calls for signatures to restate the case for open code in public healthcare technology.
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This principle is enshrined in the UK Government Design Principles and the NHS Service Standard.
It is now being walked back. We are signing this to restate the case.
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