Ep95: Why UK PLC is losing billions by not backing Open Source for the NHS and the AI revolution - views from Richard and Joel, two experts in the space

In this show, Steve Roest, host and CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richard Pugmire and Joel Ratnasothy about the incredible area of Open Source software and how a battle is raging between Big Enterprise and the wider software development industry about the best way to rebuild the NHS for the future.

Open Source technology is used across our entire lives, but in health, it's seen as dangerous and too insecure - we dig into why and do some myth busting!

But why are the NHS and other massive institutions so keen on giving away their data to companies that charge them for services which can only take place after they have handed over the data? Is this a real problem or just griping from smaller companies?

Richard Pugmire is CEO at Answer Digital, a digital consultancy working with the NHS to advance digital transformation, with a focu ...