TLDR
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Open letter urges NHS England to reverse SDLC-8, which hides all NHS source code repositories, violating NHS Service Standard Principle 12.
Key Takeaways
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NHS technical leadership issued SDLC-8, a policy that closes all NHS England source code repositories, citing AI hacking fears.
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The letter argues closed source substitutes obscurity for depth, which fails against motivated attackers.
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Open source enforces higher code quality, proactive vulnerability management, and damage containment processes.
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The signatories include GPs, clinical informaticians, Nuxt core team leads, and maintainers of the Open Source Pledge.
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UK Government Design Principles and NHS Service Standard both require new source code to be open by default.
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