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.
Reposted by Marcus Baw
10 lessons from 2025
Technology & identity in GDS and the NHS
mechanicalsurvival.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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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...
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Introducing RCPCH Incubator and ‘Royal Colleges 3.0’ #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjiOk5G004I
In this episode I’m talking through the concept of the “RCPCH Incubator” - a tech team built insi...
Introducing RCPCH Incubator and ‘Royal Colleges 3.0’ #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjiOk5G004I
In this episode I’m talking through the concept of the “RCPCH Incubator” - a tech team built insi...
Introducing RCPCH Incubator and ‘Royal Colleges 3.0’ #ositowfm
In this episode I’m talking through the concept of the “RCPCH Incubator” - a tech team built insi...
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Introducing RCPCH Incubator and ‘Royal Colleges 3.0’ #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjiOk5G004I
In this episode I’m talking through the concept of the “RCPCH Incubator” - a tech team built insi...
Introducing RCPCH Incubator and ‘Royal Colleges 3.0’ #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjiOk5G004I
In this episode I’m talking through the concept of the “RCPCH Incubator” - a tech team built insi...
Reposted by Marcus Baw
Political parties should be focused on voters not donors.
For as long as mega donations like this are permitted, voters will rightly suspect that their interests come second to those of wealthy donors.
A donations cap would show that politics can’t be bought.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
For as long as mega donations like this are permitted, voters will rightly suspect that their interests come second to those of wealthy donors.
A donations cap would show that politics can’t be bought.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets record £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Political parties should be focused on voters not donors.
For as long as mega donations like this are permitted, voters will rightly suspect that their interests come second to those of wealthy donors.
A donations cap would show that politics can’t be bought.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
For as long as mega donations like this are permitted, voters will rightly suspect that their interests come second to those of wealthy donors.
A donations cap would show that politics can’t be bought.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Is anyone aware of HL7, DICOM or IHE standards for Scotland and Northern Ireland and how they work?
Can you help us answer this question on openhealthhub.org?
openhealthhub.org/t/interopera...
Can you help us answer this question on openhealthhub.org?
openhealthhub.org/t/interopera...
Interoperabilty Standards - Scotland and Northern Ireland
Is anyone aware of HL7, DICOM or IHE standards for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Mostly interested in how CHI Number (Scotland) is represented and have found the following FHIR/v3 urn:oid:2.16.840....
openhealthhub.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Is anyone aware of HL7, DICOM or IHE standards for Scotland and Northern Ireland and how they work?
Can you help us answer this question on openhealthhub.org?
openhealthhub.org/t/interopera...
Can you help us answer this question on openhealthhub.org?
openhealthhub.org/t/interopera...
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
If you're a regular user of SSH and/or signed Git commits, then I have to recommend you try @bitwarden.bsky.social as your password manager. It has game-changing features for ssh-agent integration and forwarding.
bitwarden.com/help/ssh-agent
bitwarden.com/help/ssh-agent
Bitwarden SSH Agent | Bitwarden
This article provides a guide to setup and use the Bitwarden SSH Agent.
bitwarden.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you're a regular user of SSH and/or signed Git commits, then I have to recommend you try @bitwarden.bsky.social as your password manager. It has game-changing features for ssh-agent integration and forwarding.
bitwarden.com/help/ssh-agent
bitwarden.com/help/ssh-agent
If you're looking for some Christmas music that's familiar but a bit different, look no further than these albums by Brian Setzer Orchestra (Brian Setzer is the Stray Cats guitarist, now older and toting a full swing band)
I guarantee you will love the jazzabilly takes on these classics
I guarantee you will love the jazzabilly takes on these classics
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If you're looking for some Christmas music that's familiar but a bit different, look no further than these albums by Brian Setzer Orchestra (Brian Setzer is the Stray Cats guitarist, now older and toting a full swing band)
I guarantee you will love the jazzabilly takes on these classics
I guarantee you will love the jazzabilly takes on these classics
York Green Party are looking for a candidate for Heworth Ward, after the recent resignation of a Labour councillor. They're particularly keen for female candidates - could you be the right person?
Labour are just 'Tories Lite'. We need change.
#yorkgreenparty
Contact york.greenparty.org.uk
Labour are just 'Tories Lite'. We need change.
#yorkgreenparty
Contact york.greenparty.org.uk
York Green Party – Published and promoted by Will Dyson, 4 Frazer Court, York, YO30 5FH
york.greenparty.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
York Green Party are looking for a candidate for Heworth Ward, after the recent resignation of a Labour councillor. They're particularly keen for female candidates - could you be the right person?
Labour are just 'Tories Lite'. We need change.
#yorkgreenparty
Contact york.greenparty.org.uk
Labour are just 'Tories Lite'. We need change.
#yorkgreenparty
Contact york.greenparty.org.uk
Reposted by Marcus Baw
1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6
Reposted by Marcus Baw
Yet by using this practice in all their publicity today they have highlighted that they weren’t listening all along. It appears that this was just to pick a fight rather than a genuine consultation🤷🏻♂️
It’s important that Wes understands the issues affecting patients and GPs
It’s important that Wes understands the issues affecting patients and GPs
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yet by using this practice in all their publicity today they have highlighted that they weren’t listening all along. It appears that this was just to pick a fight rather than a genuine consultation🤷🏻♂️
It’s important that Wes understands the issues affecting patients and GPs
It’s important that Wes understands the issues affecting patients and GPs
Reposted by Marcus Baw
Interesting from Robert Reich. These are the people to whom our #NHS is entrusting our entire patient records. What could possibly go wrong @marcusbaw.com open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
Please help spread the word
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Interesting from Robert Reich. These are the people to whom our #NHS is entrusting our entire patient records. What could possibly go wrong @marcusbaw.com open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Reposted by Marcus Baw
DMA crackdown for the win! 🙌 #WhatsApp is becoming interoperable in the EU
What does this mean?
✅ WhatsApp users in the EU can message people on other apps
✅ More #freedom for you
✅ Better chances to compete for smaller apps
➡️ Find out more here: tuta.com/blog/whatsap...
What does this mean?
✅ WhatsApp users in the EU can message people on other apps
✅ More #freedom for you
✅ Better chances to compete for smaller apps
➡️ Find out more here: tuta.com/blog/whatsap...
December 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
DMA crackdown for the win! 🙌 #WhatsApp is becoming interoperable in the EU
What does this mean?
✅ WhatsApp users in the EU can message people on other apps
✅ More #freedom for you
✅ Better chances to compete for smaller apps
➡️ Find out more here: tuta.com/blog/whatsap...
What does this mean?
✅ WhatsApp users in the EU can message people on other apps
✅ More #freedom for you
✅ Better chances to compete for smaller apps
➡️ Find out more here: tuta.com/blog/whatsap...
I use Discourse forums a lot, and I provide Discourse-aaS for a number of customers across the digital health, care, tech, and data fields.
I thought I'd share my simple guide to using a Discourse forum as a Personal Notebook #discourse
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
I thought I'd share my simple guide to using a Discourse forum as a Personal Notebook #discourse
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
Discourse as a Personal Notebook
I have a personal Discourse instance which I use for multiple purposes, but for now I’ll stick to just the Notebook features, I’ll document some of the other features in the future though, in separate...
bawmedical.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I use Discourse forums a lot, and I provide Discourse-aaS for a number of customers across the digital health, care, tech, and data fields.
I thought I'd share my simple guide to using a Discourse forum as a Personal Notebook #discourse
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
I thought I'd share my simple guide to using a Discourse forum as a Personal Notebook #discourse
bawmedical.co.uk/t/discourse-...
Really interesting line in this report about one of the Post Office postmaster convictions:
"This code is proprietary"
"Misunderstanding Digital Computer Technology in Court:A Commentary on a Case Involving the Post Office Horizon System" by Peter Bernard Ladkin, Stephen Mason and Harold Thimbleby
"This code is proprietary"
"Misunderstanding Digital Computer Technology in Court:A Commentary on a Case Involving the Post Office Horizon System" by Peter Bernard Ladkin, Stephen Mason and Harold Thimbleby
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Really interesting line in this report about one of the Post Office postmaster convictions:
"This code is proprietary"
"Misunderstanding Digital Computer Technology in Court:A Commentary on a Case Involving the Post Office Horizon System" by Peter Bernard Ladkin, Stephen Mason and Harold Thimbleby
"This code is proprietary"
"Misunderstanding Digital Computer Technology in Court:A Commentary on a Case Involving the Post Office Horizon System" by Peter Bernard Ladkin, Stephen Mason and Harold Thimbleby
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Open Source Is The Only Way For Medicine: Copyright Edition #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRx6KyadHM
"Healthcare Copyright Timebomb"
I'm excited to be able to share an expanded version of a talk I ...
Open Source Is The Only Way For Medicine: Copyright Edition #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRx6KyadHM
"Healthcare Copyright Timebomb"
I'm excited to be able to share an expanded version of a talk I ...
Open Source Is The Only Way For Medicine: Copyright Edition #ositowfm
"Healthcare Copyright Timebomb"
I'm excited to be able to share an expanded version of a talk I ...
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped:
Open Source Is The Only Way For Medicine: Copyright Edition #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRx6KyadHM
"Healthcare Copyright Timebomb"
I'm excited to be able to share an expanded version of a talk I ...
Open Source Is The Only Way For Medicine: Copyright Edition #ositowfm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXRx6KyadHM
"Healthcare Copyright Timebomb"
I'm excited to be able to share an expanded version of a talk I ...