Marcus Baw
@marcusbaw.com
NHS General Hacktitioner GP, NHS IT, Software Dev
Everything Digital Health everythingdigitalhealth.com
RCPCH Digital Growth Charts https://growth.rcpch.ac.uk/
Freelance Health Tech and Discourse Forum syadmin https://bawmedical.co.uk/
Everything Digital Health everythingdigitalhealth.com
RCPCH Digital Growth Charts https://growth.rcpch.ac.uk/
Freelance Health Tech and Discourse Forum syadmin https://bawmedical.co.uk/
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Marcus Baw
@marcusbaw.com
· Jan 2
Starting 2025 with a short thread of my favourite, must-watch, YouTube video recommendations for anyone in Digital Health, HealthTech, Clinical Informatics, or trying to change culture in large organisations.
Don't do ANYTHING else until you've watched ALL of them.
Don't do ANYTHING else until you've watched ALL of them.
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Beyond disappointed with anyone I work with who supports the FDP and SPR after we witnessed the route to policy. It never solved a technical issue.
"Oracle has earned £1.1bn in public-sector revenue since the start of 2022, according to data collected by the procurement analysts Tussell... Ellison has long appeared to understand the importance of political connections." www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
www.newstatesman.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Beyond disappointed with anyone I work with who supports the FDP and SPR after we witnessed the route to policy. It never solved a technical issue.
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You don't hear too much about "Project Fear" these days do you? Not now all those things, and worse, seem to be happening...
It's almost as if us Remainers were right.
It's almost as if us Remainers were right.
January 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM
You don't hear too much about "Project Fear" these days do you? Not now all those things, and worse, seem to be happening...
It's almost as if us Remainers were right.
It's almost as if us Remainers were right.
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The Met Office weather app has been updated and it fits in nicely with the enshittification efforts of 2026 to just make everything that bit worse.
All my saved locations from around the world gone and its usability has dropped to the point I’ll just get another app instead.
All my saved locations from around the world gone and its usability has dropped to the point I’ll just get another app instead.
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The Met Office weather app has been updated and it fits in nicely with the enshittification efforts of 2026 to just make everything that bit worse.
All my saved locations from around the world gone and its usability has dropped to the point I’ll just get another app instead.
All my saved locations from around the world gone and its usability has dropped to the point I’ll just get another app instead.
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
#Palantir have no business at all working with the #NHS.
NHS England need to wake up.
The Federated Data Platform is a joke of a project bought to satisfy the vanity of a former govt of Tory grifters (or perhaps to suppress some Kompromat).
#NoPalantirInTheNHS
#Palantir have no business at all working with the #NHS.
NHS England need to wake up.
The Federated Data Platform is a joke of a project bought to satisfy the vanity of a former govt of Tory grifters (or perhaps to suppress some Kompromat).
#NoPalantirInTheNHS
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
#Palantir have no business at all working with the #NHS.
NHS England need to wake up.
The Federated Data Platform is a joke of a project bought to satisfy the vanity of a former govt of Tory grifters (or perhaps to suppress some Kompromat).
#NoPalantirInTheNHS
#Palantir have no business at all working with the #NHS.
NHS England need to wake up.
The Federated Data Platform is a joke of a project bought to satisfy the vanity of a former govt of Tory grifters (or perhaps to suppress some Kompromat).
#NoPalantirInTheNHS
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
"Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code - Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as9R-vStt8s
“Vibe Engineering” is possibly a little bit of a misnomer now, in that it derives from “vibe codi...
"Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code - Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as9R-vStt8s
“Vibe Engineering” is possibly a little bit of a misnomer now, in that it derives from “vibe codi...
"Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code - Part 2
“Vibe Engineering” is possibly a little bit of a misnomer now, in that it derives from “vibe codi...
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
"Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code - Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as9R-vStt8s
“Vibe Engineering” is possibly a little bit of a misnomer now, in that it derives from “vibe codi...
"Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code - Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as9R-vStt8s
“Vibe Engineering” is possibly a little bit of a misnomer now, in that it derives from “vibe codi...
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Our health service is becoming increasingly dependent on US technology - but can we trust it?
Can UK Health Trust US Tech?
A remarkable article by a Cambridge-based computer scientist Quentin Stafford-Fraser has set all sorts of alarm bells ringing for me.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Our health service is becoming increasingly dependent on US technology - but can we trust it?
A great article by @rorycj.bsky.social about UK Healthcare's dependence on Americal IT infrastructure, and how that could be jeopardised by any falling-out between UK/NATO and USA - as seems now likely as Trump's invasion of Greenland seems inevitable.
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/can-uk-hea...
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/can-uk-hea...
Can UK Health Trust US Tech?
A remarkable article by a Cambridge-based computer scientist Quentin Stafford-Fraser has set all sorts of alarm bells ringing for me.
rorycellanjones.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A great article by @rorycj.bsky.social about UK Healthcare's dependence on Americal IT infrastructure, and how that could be jeopardised by any falling-out between UK/NATO and USA - as seems now likely as Trump's invasion of Greenland seems inevitable.
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/can-uk-hea...
rorycellanjones.substack.com/p/can-uk-hea...
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Where Are The Missing Healthcare APIs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1HPMSd_u8c
I explain the concepts of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) by comparing them to inventio...
Where Are The Missing Healthcare APIs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1HPMSd_u8c
I explain the concepts of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) by comparing them to inventio...
Where Are The Missing Healthcare APIs?
I explain the concepts of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) by comparing them to inventio...
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Where Are The Missing Healthcare APIs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1HPMSd_u8c
I explain the concepts of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) by comparing them to inventio...
Where Are The Missing Healthcare APIs?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1HPMSd_u8c
I explain the concepts of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) by comparing them to inventio...
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
FTSE 100 bosses have already earned a year’s pay in just 3 days 😳 It’s time to tackle extreme pay gaps. Sign the petition now and support a new tax to tackle extreme pay. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fa...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
FTSE 100 bosses have already earned a year’s pay in just 3 days 😳 It’s time to tackle extreme pay gaps. Sign the petition now and support a new tax to tackle extreme pay. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fa...
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
TUTORIAL: "Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY83Jbj0b3A
“Vibe Engineering” is rapidly becoming an incredibly productive way of creating software. Only a ...
TUTORIAL: "Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY83Jbj0b3A
“Vibe Engineering” is rapidly becoming an incredibly productive way of creating software. Only a ...
TUTORIAL: "Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code
“Vibe Engineering” is rapidly becoming an incredibly productive way of creating software. Only a ...
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
TUTORIAL: "Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY83Jbj0b3A
“Vibe Engineering” is rapidly becoming an incredibly productive way of creating software. Only a ...
TUTORIAL: "Vibe Engineering" for Clinicians Who Code
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY83Jbj0b3A
“Vibe Engineering” is rapidly becoming an incredibly productive way of creating software. Only a ...
A quick read but one I would say is required reading in 2026:
@simonwillison.net's predictions for the future of AI programming:
simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...
I completely agree, and I think it'll drive down the costs of building software while driving up quality AND demand.
@simonwillison.net's predictions for the future of AI programming:
simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...
I completely agree, and I think it'll drive down the costs of building software while driving up quality AND demand.
January 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM
A quick read but one I would say is required reading in 2026:
@simonwillison.net's predictions for the future of AI programming:
simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...
I completely agree, and I think it'll drive down the costs of building software while driving up quality AND demand.
@simonwillison.net's predictions for the future of AI programming:
simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...
I completely agree, and I think it'll drive down the costs of building software while driving up quality AND demand.
Discourse as a Personal Journal
Here's my blog on why a self-hosted Discourse forum instance makes a great platform for a Personal Journal.
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
Here's my blog on why a self-hosted Discourse forum instance makes a great platform for a Personal Journal.
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
January 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Discourse as a Personal Journal
Here's my blog on why a self-hosted Discourse forum instance makes a great platform for a Personal Journal.
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
Here's my blog on why a self-hosted Discourse forum instance makes a great platform for a Personal Journal.
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
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We do our rotas 3 months in advance because that's the most responsible we can be with our human staff members.
Even with that, we're pretty clear that we know when winter will be coming and that, yes, it will be busier. Hasn't steered us wrong on pressures so far.
Even with that, we're pretty clear that we know when winter will be coming and that, yes, it will be busier. Hasn't steered us wrong on pressures so far.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
We do our rotas 3 months in advance because that's the most responsible we can be with our human staff members.
Even with that, we're pretty clear that we know when winter will be coming and that, yes, it will be busier. Hasn't steered us wrong on pressures so far.
Even with that, we're pretty clear that we know when winter will be coming and that, yes, it will be busier. Hasn't steered us wrong on pressures so far.
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i think the biggest push back is that the demand prediction tool on the FDP offers forecasts 1-2 week ahead, while rotas are usually prepared 6+ weeks in advance.
January 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM
i think the biggest push back is that the demand prediction tool on the FDP offers forecasts 1-2 week ahead, while rotas are usually prepared 6+ weeks in advance.
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incantation upgrade! @andrewnez.bsky.social taught git to be package dependency history aware.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
Annoucing git-pkgs, explore the dependency history of your git repositories.
git pkgs init
git pkgs blame
git pkgs history rails
git pkgs diff --from=v2.0
git pkgs stats
git pkgs why rails
git pkgs diff --from=HEAD~10
git pkgs diff --from=main --to=feature
nesbitt.io/2026/01/01/g...
git pkgs init
git pkgs blame
git pkgs history rails
git pkgs diff --from=v2.0
git pkgs stats
git pkgs why rails
git pkgs diff --from=HEAD~10
git pkgs diff --from=main --to=feature
nesbitt.io/2026/01/01/g...
git-pkgs: explore your dependency history
A git subcommand to explore the dependency history of your repositories.
nesbitt.io
January 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
incantation upgrade! @andrewnez.bsky.social taught git to be package dependency history aware.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
ask git the history of a dep, who added it to the repo, when was it last upgraded. this is very good.
Does anyone have any *independent* evidence that AI demand forecasting actually is "speeding up patient care" in the pilot trusts?
Does "smarter planning for shifts" *actually* happen in the real world, and what are the human shift-worker consequences of this?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Does "smarter planning for shifts" *actually* happen in the real world, and what are the human shift-worker consequences of this?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Faster treatments and support for health workers as AI tackles A&E bottlenecks
AI tool helping 50 NHS organisations predict A&E demand this winter, speeding up patient care as government delivers on building an NHS fit for the future.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Does anyone have any *independent* evidence that AI demand forecasting actually is "speeding up patient care" in the pilot trusts?
Does "smarter planning for shifts" *actually* happen in the real world, and what are the human shift-worker consequences of this?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Does "smarter planning for shifts" *actually* happen in the real world, and what are the human shift-worker consequences of this?
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The 10 Year Health Plan working group: data and technology mentions Federated Data Platform only once: to describe it as a 'learning point'.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6939ae...
Does this mean it's not now part of the 10 Year 'Vision'?
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6939ae...
Does this mean it's not now part of the 10 Year 'Vision'?
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The 10 Year Health Plan working group: data and technology mentions Federated Data Platform only once: to describe it as a 'learning point'.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6939ae...
Does this mean it's not now part of the 10 Year 'Vision'?
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6939ae...
Does this mean it's not now part of the 10 Year 'Vision'?
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“Children are being treated as second-rate citizens in the eyes of NHS funding.”
RCPCH President Prof Steve Turner highlights how our joint Emergency Care Standards aim to reshape urgent care for children making safe, timely care a reality for every child.
👇
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
RCPCH President Prof Steve Turner highlights how our joint Emergency Care Standards aim to reshape urgent care for children making safe, timely care a reality for every child.
👇
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
NHS slammed for treating children who need A&E care as ‘second-rate citizens’
Many emergency departments lack the infrastructure to meet the growing needs of child patients, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said
www.independent.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Children are being treated as second-rate citizens in the eyes of NHS funding.”
RCPCH President Prof Steve Turner highlights how our joint Emergency Care Standards aim to reshape urgent care for children making safe, timely care a reality for every child.
👇
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
RCPCH President Prof Steve Turner highlights how our joint Emergency Care Standards aim to reshape urgent care for children making safe, timely care a reality for every child.
👇
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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Looks like the NHS Open Source Policy has quietly been taken down and not replaced. Searching the site for Open Source now just turns up stuff from 2013.
www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechn...
Wayback Machine version
web.archive.org/web/20250814...
www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechn...
Wayback Machine version
web.archive.org/web/20250814...
www.england.nhs.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Looks like the NHS Open Source Policy has quietly been taken down and not replaced. Searching the site for Open Source now just turns up stuff from 2013.
www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechn...
Wayback Machine version
web.archive.org/web/20250814...
www.england.nhs.uk/digitaltechn...
Wayback Machine version
web.archive.org/web/20250814...
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejnqOu7rTSw
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025 - Nadia Kuftinoff and Marcus Baw highlight so...
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejnqOu7rTSw
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025 - Nadia Kuftinoff and Marcus Baw highlight so...
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025 - Nadia Kuftinoff and Marcus Baw highlight so...
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejnqOu7rTSw
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025 - Nadia Kuftinoff and Marcus Baw highlight so...
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejnqOu7rTSw
Everything 2025 - The Digital Health Review of 2025 - Nadia Kuftinoff and Marcus Baw highlight so...
Reposted by Marcus Baw
10 lessons from 2025
Technology & identity in GDS and the NHS
mechanicalsurvival.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Reposted by Marcus Baw
I love to see projects like this: "No Longer Evil" - an open source aftermarket firmware for abandoned-by-Google-but-not-obsolete Nest Gen 1/2 devices:
nolongerevil.com?ref=selfh.st
Saving working hardware from landfill via OSS
HT @selfh.st (if you self host you should check out their Newsletter)
nolongerevil.com?ref=selfh.st
Saving working hardware from landfill via OSS
HT @selfh.st (if you self host you should check out their Newsletter)
No Longer Evil - Revive Your Bricked Nest Thermostat
Open-source custom firmware for abandoned Nest Gen 1 & 2 thermostats. Turn your bricked Google/Nest device into a fully functional smart thermostat.
nolongerevil.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I love to see projects like this: "No Longer Evil" - an open source aftermarket firmware for abandoned-by-Google-but-not-obsolete Nest Gen 1/2 devices:
nolongerevil.com?ref=selfh.st
Saving working hardware from landfill via OSS
HT @selfh.st (if you self host you should check out their Newsletter)
nolongerevil.com?ref=selfh.st
Saving working hardware from landfill via OSS
HT @selfh.st (if you self host you should check out their Newsletter)