12. Make new source code open – NHS digital service manual

National Health Service rules state that all software created with public money should be publicly available, but fears of computer-hacking AI models like Mythos have prompted a change in policy

Code paid for with public money should, by default, be open to the public.

🏎️ Shared best-practice guidance & tools to support software engineering teams - NHSDigital/software-engineering-quality-framework

The NHS is preparing to close nearly all of its Open Source repositories. Throughout my time working for the UK Government - in GDS, NHSX, i.AI, and others - I championed Open Source. I spoke to dozens of departments about it, wrote guidance still in use today, and briefed Ministers on why it was so important. That's why I'm beyond disappointed at recent moves from NHS England to backtrack on…