[danielgrieve]

I have to agree with pretty much all of your points.

Securing Patient Identifiable Data should be near (if not at) the top of the list of priorities. Some API where data can be requested which only returns non-PID data would probably be the way forward, but there will certainly be cases where there is a need for certain data that will be identifiable.

I'd probably say that NHS staff don't need to learn how to code, but should instead work much closer with those who can.

As in an "insider" there is an endless list of services that could be improved with software if we could just open our doors slightly.