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Worth pointing out that a lot of the good work NHS Digital do is inspired[1] by approach that the Government Digital Service did on other public service sites[2
by thom 8y ago
Worth pointing out that a lot of the good work NHS Digital do is inspired[1] by approach that the Government Digital Service did on other public service sites[2]. Over the last 5-10 years, basically every UK government website I've had to click on has slowly become sane and usable because of the GDS's work.
1: https://digital.nhs.uk/blog/transformation-blog/2018/defining-digital-standards-for-the-nhs https://digital.nhs.uk/blog/transformation-blog/2018/definin...
2: https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard
- qwerty456127 8y agoOther governments all over the world should really copy that...
- kace91 8y agoAbsolutely. I can tell apart my country's official government sites from scams because the legit one will give warnings about it being potentially dangerous... Certificates that won't work, services that can only be used during business hours, and similar dumbfounding behaviour is all over the place.
- MarkMc 8y agoI agree - I'm writing code to submit VAT returns online and am impressed by the clear documentation and REST API provided by HMRC: https://developer.service.hmrc.gov.uk/api-documentation/docs/api https://developer.service.hmrc.gov.uk/api-documentation/docs...
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoGDS are really very good. The UK has a lot of political problems. But we also have some seriously talented people doing absolutely outstanding work.