An open letter asking NHS England to keep its code open Code paid for with public money should be open to the public. 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. Add your signature → Published 1 May 2026 Status Open for signatures Signatures 10  signatures so far Andrew Nesbitt Software Developer and Researcher (Ecosyste.ms) Daniel Roe Core team lead (Nuxt) Heidar Bernhardsson Miranda Heath Researcher (University of Edinburgh) Misha Gorodnitzky Technical Architect Marcus Baw GP, Clinical Informatician and Developer (Baw Medical, RCPCH, openEHR International) Paul Robert Lloyd Interaction designer Robin Whittleton Theodor Vararu Software Engineer Vlad-Stefan Harbuz Maintainer (Open Source Pledge) Statement We disagree with the NHS technical leadership’s decision to hide the source code of all of their repositories. Making code open source requires more work than keeping it closed.…