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Straight-talking and actionable insight for leaders in digital technology.
Our Approach to Recruiting the Right Talent
29 Feb 2024
Healthcare Data Exchange with SMART on FHIR
10 Feb 2024
Tech Leadership: Skills and Traits Essential for Success
29 Jan 2024
The Backbone of the NHS: Understanding the NHS Spine and its Future
8 Jan 2024
Working with openEHR and HL7 FHIR
3 Dec 2023
Understanding the NHS Federated Data Platform
11 Nov 2023
What are Agile principles?
2 Nov 2023
Unlocking Access to Healthcare: An Overview of NHS Login
18 Oct 2023
Keeping up with tomorrow’s world: integrating with the NHS App
31 May 2023
Joining forces with Patients Know Best to deliver enhanced healthcare integrations
19 May 2023
FHIR UK Core Hackathon: improving patient visibility on virtual wards
31 Mar 2023
Virtual wards: keeping patients safe at home
22 Mar 2023
International Women’s Day with Rebecca Willis
8 Mar 2023
International Women’s Day with Kate Brown
8 Mar 2023
Introducing 6B’s latest recruit: Pad Burns
15 Feb 2023
Recommended best practices for provisioning, deploying and operating digital health systems
8 Feb 2023
Understanding the NHS Supplier Conformance Assessment List (SCAL)
19 Jan 2023
Low code app development – how it works
14 Jan 2023
What is a web app?
12 Jan 2023
What are software engineering design patterns?
12 Jan 2023
Key considerations when designing an app
11 Jan 2023
How to plan a software development project
11 Jan 2023
What is meant by software development consulting?
10 Jan 2023
How to create software
9 Jan 2023
Web developer vs software developer – what’s the difference?
9 Jan 2023
What is embedded software development?
8 Jan 2023
Common software development tools used
8 Jan 2023
What is the best data migration strategy?
7 Jan 2023
What is the data migration process?
6 Jan 2023
What is the Agile software development life cycle?
6 Jan 2023
What is the role of software?
5 Jan 2023
What are Agile principles?
5 Jan 2023
SQL vs MySQL – what’s the difference?
4 Jan 2023
Monolithic vs microservices
4 Jan 2023
The skills required for software engineers
3 Jan 2023
The CTO roles and responsibilities explained
3 Jan 2023
Agile advantages and disadvantages
28 Dec 2022
What are environments in software development?
27 Dec 2022
Agile in software development
23 Dec 2022
What is a feature in software development?
1 Dec 2022
How to become a software engineer
30 Nov 2022
What is bespoke software?
30 Nov 2022
Types of software development companies
29 Nov 2022
Understanding interoperability in healthcare
24 Nov 2022
What is an offshore software development company?
19 Nov 2022
Who owns software developed for your company?
18 Nov 2022
How much does it cost to develop software?
18 Nov 2022
How long does it take to build custom software?
17 Nov 2022
What is an MVP in software development?
17 Nov 2022
A guide to finding the best company for software development
16 Nov 2022
What is software maintenance?
16 Nov 2022
Is custom software development worth it for small businesses?
15 Nov 2022
What is enterprise web application development?
15 Nov 2022
Advantages of off-the-shelf software
14 Nov 2022
5 advantages of bespoke software development in the UK
14 Nov 2022
Should you hire a freelance software developer or a software development company?
11 Nov 2022
What is black box testing?
10 Nov 2022
Benefits of the Waterfall methodology
9 Nov 2022
What is microservice architecture?
8 Nov 2022
NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) and what it means for technology suppliers
1 Nov 2022
Disadvantages of off-the-shelf software
27 Oct 2022
5 common software development services in 2022
26 Oct 2022
Top 4 software development methodologies
25 Oct 2022
How to write a product requirements document
16 Oct 2022
What is a RASCI matrix?
14 Oct 2022
What is Waterfall testing?
13 Oct 2022
Functional vs non-functional requirements in software development
12 Oct 2022
What is nearshore software development?
11 Oct 2022
Software development acceptance criteria examples
28 Sep 2022
Iterative development: a simple guide
28 Sep 2022
Agile advantages and disadvantages
25 Sep 2022
What is a proof of concept in software development?
25 Sep 2022
Types of software: an easy run-through
21 Sep 2022
ERP vs CRM: what’s the difference?
21 Sep 2022
What is DevOps?
17 Sep 2022
What does SQL stand for?
16 Sep 2022
What is Agile Scrum methodology?
14 Sep 2022
What is custom software development?
12 Sep 2022
What is the rapid application development methodology?
12 Sep 2022
MVP development for startups – how to do it and why
11 Sep 2022
product owner vs product manager – what’s the difference?
10 Sep 2022
What is the system development life cycle and why is it important?
9 Sep 2022
Integrating Epic into your digital health application
18 Aug 2022
Digital transformation in healthcare
11 Aug 2022
Focusing a product team on outcomes
4 Aug 2022
How is digital transformation driven by customer experience?
21 Jul 2022
What is NHS IM1 – Interface Mechanism?
7 Jul 2022
Common project challenges with working agile and how to overcome them
30 Jun 2022
Mobile app development for SMEs
23 Jun 2022
What is NHS GP Connect?
16 Jun 2022
How to drive agile adoption… with your team (part two)
1 Jun 2022
Google Analytics 4: everything you need to know
26 May 2022
How to drive agile adoption… with your client base (part one)
12 May 2022
Using technology to streamline and scale your business
5 May 2022
6B: it’s always been a great place to work
28 Apr 2022
System integration: what to do when your digital products don’t talk to one another
27 Apr 2022
Why data analysis is key to enhancing digital customer journeys
21 Apr 2022
VUX: better voice user experience design
14 Apr 2022
Common myths that prevent businesses from replacing their legacy systems
7 Apr 2022
Out with the old, in with the new: a deep dive into our Drivespeed project
31 Mar 2022