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Written by Technical Team Last updated 21.10.2026 17 minute read

The Difference Between Delivery Capacity and Delivery Capability

Understand the difference between delivery capacity and delivery capability in complex NHS digital programmes, and where specialist expertise has the greatest impact.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 21.10.2026 17 minute read

What NHS Digital Programmes Can Learn From High-Reliability Engineering

What NHS digital programmes can learn from high-reliability engineering, from safer failure handling and observability to resilient architecture and recovery.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 21.10.2026 14 minute read

The Installed Base Opportunity: Getting More From the Technology the NHS Already Owns

Explore how the NHS can get more value from existing technology through EPR optimisation, better integration, workflow redesign and continuous improvement.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 21.10.2026 14 minute read

From Procurement Requirement to Delivery Advantage: Making Supplier Ecosystems Work

How supplier ecosystems can improve NHS digital delivery by combining prime contractor scale with specialist expertise, stronger engineering and better programme outcomes.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 16.10.2026 17 minute read

Rhapsody Trust Integration Engine FIFO Explained: How Message Ordering Works Across Routes

Understand how FIFO works in Rhapsody Integration Engine, including route ordering, de-batching, single-threaded processing, Dynamic Routers and Error Queue behaviour.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 16.10.2026 17 minute read

Rhapsody Performance Monitoring: How to Identify Expensive Routes and Filters

Identify expensive routes and filters in Rhapsody using performance statistics, queue depth, thread states and message latency to diagnose bottlenecks.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 09.10.2026 16 minute read

Working With an NHS Organisation That Uses EMIS Explorer: A Guide for Healthtech Companies

A practical guide for digital health companies working with NHS organisations using EMIS Explorer, covering data access, M2M integration, pipelines, security and operations.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 09.10.2026 15 minute read

Designing Digital Architecture Around Models of Care, Not Organisational Boundaries

Design digital architecture around models of care, not organisational boundaries, to support integrated workflows, shared data and better NHS interoperability.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 02.10.2026 14 minute read

Why Rainbow Teams Are Becoming the Default Model for Large Scale Technology Programme Delivery

Explore how rainbow teams bring together specialists from multiple organisations to deliver complex digital programmes with stronger capability, governance and technical depth.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 02.10.2026 12 minute read

How to Build High-Trust Delivery Teams for Complex Technology Programmes

How to build high-trust delivery teams for complex technology programmes, with practical guidance on ownership, technical decision-making, observability, specialist expertise and multi-team delivery.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 25.09.2026 20 minute read

NHS Organisation Data Service (ODS) FHIR API Integration: A Developer’s Guide

Learn how to integrate the NHS Organisation Data Service (ODS) FHIR API, including R4 resources, organisation search, roles, pagination, sync and error handling.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 25.09.2026 19 minute read

FHIR Search at Scale: Indexing, Pagination and Performance Engineering

Learn how to optimise FHIR search at scale with effective indexing, pagination, query planning and performance engineering for large healthcare datasets.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 18.09.2026 17 minute read

What Happens During an IM1 Witness Test?

Learn what happens during an IM1 witness test, including API demonstrations, patient matching, clinical write-back, error handling, audit logs, RBAC and assurance.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 18.09.2026 16 minute read

NHS Software Engineering Quality: A Practical Guide for Digital Health Teams

Practical guidance for NHS digital teams on software engineering quality, testing, security, interoperability, reliability and continuous improvement.

Written by Technical Team Last updated 11.09.2026 18 minute read

NHS UK Core FHIR Profiles: A Developer’s Guide to Building Conformant Healthcare APIs

Learn how to build NHS UK Core FHIR APIs with correct profiles, terminology, identifiers, extensions, validation and conformance testing.