GDS weighs in on the NHS's decision to retreat from Open Source

· · May 17, 2026, 11:35 a.m.
Summary
The blog post discusses the UK's National Health Service's (NHS) retreat from Open Source, illustrating the rare public disagreements within the Civil Service and the implications of such a decision. It uses a metaphor about meetings without biscuits to highlight the tension in the discussion surrounding this topic.
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