Matt Stibbs

If you think this is US-only, it's not.

If you think the GDPR protects you, it's doesn't.

If you hadn't realised privacy is a national security and corporate espionage issue, it is.

If you think politicians can't tackle this, they can.

If you believe that tech or business need this, they don't.

A bit rough yesterday, but fingers crossed feeling a bit better this morning

+1

And I’ve now found @elmosmoe.bsky.social’s handle :)

Enjoying the thought-provoking final @sdingov.bsky.social keynote - Steph Wright on AI in public services: Responsibility, realism, and public good.

“The majority of AI discourse today is framed through the lens of inevitability - but at this point not involving AI is still a choice.”

In a session @sdingov.bsky.social on the NHS App with @jiggott.bsky.social and @mikegallagher.bsky.social getting my regular reminder of how impressive a design achievement it is given the *absolute state* of the systems and services landscape it has to try and bring together under the hood….

I’ll drop you a message!

I should have said - I’m interested in seeing if there is an opportunity for us to collaborate on running an @nhshackday.com in Edinburgh in 2026

Do I have any contacts here with links to the Edinburgh University Schools of Medicine or Informatics?

Back in Edinburgh bright and early for another @sdingov.bsky.social recharge 🙂

Save the Date for the next NHS Hack Day!! 🤓❤️🏥

🗓️ 11th and 12th of October 2025
📍 In Belfast

🎟️ Join our mailing list for a notification when tickets get released: nhshackday.com/subscribe

A photo of the Haydn Ellis building at Cardiff Uni. The weather is beautifully sunny.

A photo of the Haydn Ellis building at Cardiff Uni. The weather is beautifully sunny.

A photo of NHS hack day teams sitting in groups inside the Haydn Ellis foyer.

It's a beautiful day for #NHSHD28 in Cardiff today! Pitches are done, and teams are all forming!

@jwheare.com I absolutely loved this! As both a boater and tech geek. Thanks ☺️

Bridge over the Singapore River

Ticket bought for @sdingov.bsky.social 2025 in Edinburgh 🎟️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I’m also shortly looking for a new G6 head of digital portfolio and ops for our 48-strong digital team, DM me if interested. Leeds and London based

Had a lovely time waving my arms around and taking about how much I love the web at #ProductForThePeople

A great event run by great people.

(And a little reminder of the Big Give which starts next week.)

Presenter gesturing at a TV screen displaying a slide with the caption “AI is amazing at boring magic”

“AI is terrible at fact-checking - but it’s amazing at boring magic” (paraphrased) by @mrdudders.bsky.social @fullfact.bsky.social #ProductForThePeople

Photo of a man standing casually in front of a wall covered in post-it’s watching a presenter who is out of shot.

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Looking forward from the back of an audience at two presenters doing introductions

Looking forward over heads from the back of an audience in a conference room at the event hosts and a TV screen.

@jukes.ie and Debbie kicking off #ProductForThePeople in Bristol

Any peeps I know heading to Bristol for #ProductForThePeople this Thursday?

Patient records and the NHS App are in the news again. Me and @mattstibbs.bsky.social
wrote down some thoughts. TLDR: the perfect architectural approach won’t solve for fundamental environmental challenges that need addressing. public.digital/pd-insights/...

Why a shared NHS patient record is hard, and what needs to change to make it a reality.

Written by @e17chrisfleming.bsky.social and @mattstibbs.bsky.social, who've both been at the sharp end of NHS data sharing.

public.digital/pd-insights/...

There is a scandal about HRT – but it’s not the one Panorama thinks it is Midlife author and podcaster Lorraine Candy is a patient of Dr Louise Newson, who was the focus of a controversial Panorama documentary. Having spent a week dealing with the fallout from the programme...

Men should read -> “There is a scandal about HRT – but it’s not the one Panorama thinks it is” - the NHS still suffers from a patriarchal bias that still undervalues women’s health (in particular reproductive health).

www.independent.co.uk/health-and-f...

Might be some umbrellas inverting today..

@iainmoore.bsky.social @amcunningham.bsky.social @blu3id.bsky.social please repost! 🙂

We're holding another NHS Hack Day!! 🤓❤️🏥

🗓️ on 12th and 13th October

📍 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London

🎟️ Tickets at nhshackday.com

Held in collaboration with CW Innovation
Supported by DrDoctor and Patchwork Health

Can't wait to see you there! 👋

Thank you! We probably need to get a Bsky account for NHS Havk Day!

The NHS Federated Data Platform programme has started an email bulletin - people can subscribe to it via this link: confirmsubscription.com/h/d/B1F8A66A...

NHS Constitution: 10 year review

NHS Constitution - 10 year review

www.gov.uk/government/c...