OpenSource NHS System?

[slylittlefox]

I've just been discharged from hospital and whilst in there wondered why the OpenSource community hasn't turned their hand to this yet?

Yes, it's an unbelievably huge project with a scary amount of scope, but the benefits it could bring to third world countries etc would be amazing.

It could be put together in components, so a team of devs could work on the GP front-end, another team on the X-Ray integration and handling system, another team on a back end for the pharmaceutical control system etc.

Each one of them would be an extremely interesting project to work on IMO. And again, the benefits would be astounding.

 

[slylittlefox]

Exactly, developers could then make money supporting the system etc.

Bare in mind that I meant NHS as if in any national health service, particuarly emerging countries who are looking to modernise.

Governments wouldn't have to spend billions developing the base system, and developers would be in work for a long time And there's also the fact that developers would (hopefully!) relish at the chance of working on a project that could literally save lives!

 

[slylittlefox]

True

The codeine has brought out the idealist in me I guess!

/gets back in his box