NHS Python Community Board
NHS Python Community Board
23rd November 2021 | Meeting Summary |
Board Members
Attendees
- Alex Cheung - NHSE/I (Chair)
- Dr Mark A. Bailey - Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Haris Shuaib MPhys MSc MIPEM MFCI - Guy’s & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
- Juan Adriano - Surrey and Borders Partnership NHSFoundation Trust
- John O’Connell - NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
- Sophie Williams, PhD -Barts Health NHS Trust
- Craig R. Shenton, PhD - NHSX
- Mary Amanuel - NHSX
- Arouba Zubair - NHSX
- Jonathan Pearson, PhD - NHSX
Agenda Items
- Welcome and Check-in
The Chair welcomed attendees to the board.
- Feedback on recent NHS.Pycom Community Event
The responses from the recent Engagement survey were discussed.
Responses illustrated that the event was very useful and overall,
the feedback was positive.
Excellent ratings for the presenters and event were received, and respondents
mentioned that they would like to see project case studies in the future too.
In terms of future events, the aim is to have one event every quarter.
Technical shows and talks will also be introduced in the near future.
There was also a discussion around specific topic perspectives related
to the NHS that can be shown to provide use cases of python. Illustrating
a ‘before and after’ view of different projects would be insightful.
- Next Event, Show & Tell, and NHS-R Podcast
A code demo was discussed as a topic for the Show and tell. Sharing code
is beneficial and informative.
Show and tells allow us to understand what projects people are currently
working on and where to find more information about their projects.
The frequency of the event was discussed. A Monthly show and tell was
decided upon as there is a high demand at present - lots of members
want to share the work they’ve been working on.
The NHS-R Community has invited members from the NHS Python Community to
join them in an informal interview for their next Podcast. Members will
explain what the Python community is and what our future aims are.
More details to follow in January.
- Slack: IT Channel and New Champions
A new Slack channel was proposed. The aim would be to benefit members by
providing them with a space where they can communicate and solve any
installation and IT errors.
However, it was decided that a community discussion event would be a
preferable way of discussing the issue around IT.
Slack Champions for the following month were also established.
- AOB
The board closed with the following ideas that are still in discussion:
- Establishing a date for the First Show and Tell
- Volunteers for the NHS-R Podcast
- Executive Team Induction
Next board meeting date: 28th January 2022