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.
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-...
Reposted by Marcus Baw
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.
Reposted by Marcus Baw
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.
Reposted by Marcus Baw
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'?
Reposted by Marcus Baw
“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/...
Reposted by Marcus Baw
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)
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)
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
The Quintuple Aims of Healthcare - with Dr Thomas Nichols, GP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMIjMi2qKBg
This is a bit of a long one! Really privileged to have an hour and a half with Thomas to chat thr...
The Quintuple Aims of Healthcare - with Dr Thomas Nichols, GP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMIjMi2qKBg
This is a bit of a long one! Really privileged to have an hour and a half with Thomas to chat thr...
The Quintuple Aims of Healthcare - with Dr Thomas Nichols, GP
This is a bit of a long one! Really privileged to have an hour and a half with Thomas to chat thr...
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
The Quintuple Aims of Healthcare - with Dr Thomas Nichols, GP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMIjMi2qKBg
This is a bit of a long one! Really privileged to have an hour and a half with Thomas to chat thr...
The Quintuple Aims of Healthcare - with Dr Thomas Nichols, GP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMIjMi2qKBg
This is a bit of a long one! Really privileged to have an hour and a half with Thomas to chat thr...
We must stop mega-donors from warping our democracy. A ban on annual donations over £5,000 would cut the influence of big donors on our politics and protect the interests of ordinary voters. Sign the petition secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/162623/...
Stop mega-donors from warping our democracy
We must stop mega-donors from warping our democracy. A ban on annual donations over £5,000 would cut the influence of big donors on our politics and protect the interests of ordinary voters.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We must stop mega-donors from warping our democracy. A ban on annual donations over £5,000 would cut the influence of big donors on our politics and protect the interests of ordinary voters. Sign the petition secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/162623/...
A new episode of Everything Digital Health!
This week we have Jon Hoeksma from Future Health Intelligence, formerly CEO and founder of Digital Health Intelligence and E-Health Insider
Please share!
youtu.be/7tsZVDHRRu8
This week we have Jon Hoeksma from Future Health Intelligence, formerly CEO and founder of Digital Health Intelligence and E-Health Insider
Please share!
youtu.be/7tsZVDHRRu8
Digital Health Intelligence - with Jon Hoeksma
YouTube video by Everything Digital Health
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health!
This week we have Jon Hoeksma from Future Health Intelligence, formerly CEO and founder of Digital Health Intelligence and E-Health Insider
Please share!
youtu.be/7tsZVDHRRu8
This week we have Jon Hoeksma from Future Health Intelligence, formerly CEO and founder of Digital Health Intelligence and E-Health Insider
Please share!
youtu.be/7tsZVDHRRu8
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
"FDP does absolutely nothing to help with that" - with Sam Smith of MedConfidential
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdBSxwKeTI
A excerpt from "The NHS Federated Data Platform Part 1: What Is It? with Sam Smith of MedConfiden...
"FDP does absolutely nothing to help with that" - with Sam Smith of MedConfidential
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdBSxwKeTI
A excerpt from "The NHS Federated Data Platform Part 1: What Is It? with Sam Smith of MedConfiden...
"FDP does absolutely nothing to help with that" - with Sam Smith of MedConfidential
A excerpt from "The NHS Federated Data Platform Part 1: What Is It? with Sam Smith of MedConfiden...
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
"FDP does absolutely nothing to help with that" - with Sam Smith of MedConfidential
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdBSxwKeTI
A excerpt from "The NHS Federated Data Platform Part 1: What Is It? with Sam Smith of MedConfiden...
"FDP does absolutely nothing to help with that" - with Sam Smith of MedConfidential
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdBSxwKeTI
A excerpt from "The NHS Federated Data Platform Part 1: What Is It? with Sam Smith of MedConfiden...
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy-BhYWt6dg
(re-uploaded with fixed audio quality)
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Le...
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy-BhYWt6dg
(re-uploaded with fixed audio quality)
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Le...
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
(re-uploaded with fixed audio quality)
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Le...
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy-BhYWt6dg
(re-uploaded with fixed audio quality)
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Le...
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy-BhYWt6dg
(re-uploaded with fixed audio quality)
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Le...
"Press barons can meet the prime minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." Don't think that's right? Demand the PM stops cozying up to press barons and restarts the inquiry to put victims first NOW. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t bow down to media billionaires: protect victims!
Madeleine McCann’s parents, the families of Hillsborough victims, and Caroline Flack’s mum all know what it is like to be targeted by an intrusive press. That’s why over 30 high-profile victims wrote ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"Press barons can meet the prime minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." Don't think that's right? Demand the PM stops cozying up to press barons and restarts the inquiry to put victims first NOW. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8ux4vqlzM
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Leader 2.0”, with some side-quests coveri...
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8ux4vqlzM
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Leader 2.0”, with some side-quests coveri...
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Leader 2.0”, with some side-quests coveri...
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8ux4vqlzM
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Leader 2.0”, with some side-quests coveri...
“Digital Health Leader 2.0” - with Nadia Kuftinoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc8ux4vqlzM
Nadia Kuftinoff talks us through her vision of “Digital Leader 2.0”, with some side-quests coveri...
Reposted by Marcus Baw
It's really quite mad that Companies House, a government website which lists every company in the UK, has only just started verifying that the people who register as directors of companies are who they say they are on 18 November, 2025. companieshouse.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/16/m...
Making identity verification simple, secure and trusted
From 18 November 2025, directors and people with significant control (PSCs) will be legally required to verify their identity. Read more about the identity verification process.
companieshouse.blog.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's really quite mad that Companies House, a government website which lists every company in the UK, has only just started verifying that the people who register as directors of companies are who they say they are on 18 November, 2025. companieshouse.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/16/m...