All Good Things

Well, that was a whirlwind!

After 18-months at NHSX, my 6-month temporary secondment has reached its end.

It's always hard when a job finishes. The secondment was twice extended, and that let me carry on defining open technology standards for the NHS. Now it is over and I'm a bit sad. The pandemic seems to heighten all emotions, doesn't it?

I'm luckier than most. I'm still employed. The whole point of a secondment is a short-term loan to share skills and experiences. I'm returning to my home department - GDS. So I'm still fighting the good fight on open technology.

Change, however difficult, is necessary. The people you want to kick-start an organisation are not necessarily those you need to sustain an organisation. Teams need to grow and evolve - as do I.

In my head, I know it's right for me to move on. I'm not sure that makes it easier.

The team back in 'X are fantastic and are doing great things. I hope that I've left a little bit of legacy there. And I can't wait to see what they achieve next.

For now, as ever, onwards and upwards!

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A few highlights, in Tweet form.

Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

Days like this, I bloody love my job with @NHSX!
Open Standards ✅
Open Source ✅
Accessibility ✅

I'm determined to get the future pretty evenly distributed.

thehtn.co.uk/2019/04/04/nhs… pic.x.com/fzf0zpsed6

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Transforming health and care

@NHSTransform

What does it mean for #NHSX to be an open source organisation? New blogpost by NHSXer @edent

(See if you can spot the bug in the code!)

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healthtech.blog.gov.uk/2019/04/23/wha… healthtech.blog.gov.uk
What does it mean for NHSX to be an ‘open source’ organisation?
NHSX on the benefits of open-source technology.

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indi singh

@mr_indisingh

Great @NHSX away day on values and behaviours.. how we support the diversity of citizens needs and the power of diversity of our teams..
Go @NHSX , go diversity, go beards! @matthewsgould @MattHancock @NHSCCIO @krfarrington @edent @iainoneil @hadleybeeman @NHSEngland @NHS_RobW pic.x.com/frdfb5qd83

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Emma Harris 💚

@EmmaHarris_NHS

The future is here, if it’s not open we don’t want it......@NHSCCIO @nhscio @NHSX @MattStibbs @edent #Interoperability #NHSX #DUEC2019 pic.x.com/5u2wjz6vum

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InterSystems UKI

@InterSystemsUKI

'It's absolutely about users first'

@edent on designing with the end user in mind to enable the smooth adoption of new NHS #digital tools

#KFdigital19 pic.x.com/wxt4avp5sf

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

One of the many reasons I love working with the @NHSX team.

gov.uk/government/spe…
#MakeThingsOpen pic.x.com/hgtmxappcn

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Transforming health and care

@NHSTransform

If you're at #cynam come say hi to @hadleybeeman & @edent. They're talking about CYBER! pic.x.com/oxgt84om3n

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Olaolu Oloyede

@OlaoluOloyede1

Great two days @NHSHackDay integrating NHS API with voice assistant. Amazing work #TeamAlexaSkillshd 🥈2nd place🥈 #nhshd
@Nikki_Kahllon @jonathantelfer @edent @amcunningham @JoRWinter @MikeMonteithDev @DomenicoCorapi pic.x.com/9aqya9f6iy

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Transforming health and care

@NHSTransform

NEW BLOG

What did we learn at NHS Hack Day? @edent reveals all: 👇

healthtech.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/27/wha… healthtech.blog.gov.uk
What we learned from the NHS Hack Day
What happens when you get a group of people together to hack the NHS? Terence Eden explains more.

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indi singh

@mr_indisingh

Great to see the launch of @nhsx and the diversity of beards, females and 'matts' in the selfie 🤗🤗 @edent @krfarrington @matthewsgould @MattHancock

All the best.......

Matt Hancock

@MattHancock

At the launch of @NHSX - on a mission to bring first rate technology into the NHS to save staff time and save patients’ lives pic.x.com/njtncyrmij

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

Working at @NHSX is never dull. Spent an interesting morning with CyberDyne Systems(!) talking about medical robots.
👩‍⚕️🤖!
どうもありがとうございました。 pic.x.com/jqqmsebbvq

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Signumology

@signumhealth

Interesting talk by @edent from @NHSX on new 3Os for data.
1. Open standards.
2. Open data (but not confidential data)
3. Open source to speedup innovation.
#HETT19 @HETTShow #digitalhealth pic.x.com/tviyvf2wxc

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Haris Shuaib

@haris_shuaib

Replying to @GaryMcAllister @GaryMcAllister @NHSX I think they’ve missed a trick by not providing standards 😕

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Transforming health and care

@NHSTransform

Replying to @haris_shuaib @haris_shuaib @GaryMcAllister We've set out our position on standards pretty clearly. We're very pro and will look to adopt the best international open standards, but in most cases there's no point in us developing our own bespoke standards. See @edent 's recent comments at HETT:

healthcareitnews.com/news/europe/nh… healthcareitnews.com
NHSX will not develop new standards, says senior tech advisor
Open standards, open data and open source are the way forward for NHS interoperability.

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

When I say NHSX, you go 🙅 !

#ukgc20 pic.x.com/7c6fmtdh6r

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

"Which part of “Make things open, it makes things better” did you not understand?"

Intimidating photo by @aShropLad flic.kr/p/2ii92G7
#ukgc20 pic.x.com/z4vpmx1kog

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

You can now access most NHS services from your mobile, with no data charges.
In awe of the team who pulled this together very quickly.
gov.uk/government/new… gov.uk
Mobile networks remove data charges for online NHS coronavirus advice
Free access to online NHS services will be available for as long as coronavirus (COVID-19) remains widespread in the UK.

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

Replying to @edent The Demo works! Clip this to your laptop / school book. It uses ultrasonics to tell if you're too close (poor posture), lux to see if the lights are too dim (bad for eyes), and a timer (take a break) - with an LCD display for info.
Impressive hack! pic.x.com/vt2qou54na

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

Replying to @edent Winner of the #NHSX award is…
PharmaSafe!
Uses image recognition to see what drug you've been prescribed.
Then scrapes the BNF to see adverse interactions. (No API, booo!)
Then displays it on the phone.
Brilliant mix of technologies & an excellent demo. pic.x.com/nwpaciasgg

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OpenUK

@openuk_uk

Today we recognise @openuk_uk Director @edent who heads up #opentechnology @NHSX and is one of our UK NHS Heroes linkedin.com/pulse/nhsx-tas… pic.x.com/bcmsxclyww

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Transforming health and care

@NHSTransform

📣New tech blog 📣

The code behind the NHS Covid-19 App.

We have Open Sourced the code behind the new NHS COVID-19 app. Our Head of Open Tech @edent discusses the open source offer behind the beta version of the app.

nhsx.nhs.uk/blogs/code-beh… pic.x.com/5guum2uzux

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Terence Eden is on Mastodon

@edent

Hey gang,
We've now published the *full* git commit history for the NHSX Isle of Wight beta apps.
🤖 github.com/nhsx/COVID-19-…
🍏 github.com/nhsx/COVID-19-…
Took a bit longer than expected, but glad we got there. Much more to come, I hope. pic.x.com/txivthbetp

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