Services¶

The code in Foundation Projects is free to use, study, change and share, and it always will be. Some organisations need more than code, though: a service they can rely on, a person to call, or help getting started. OHTF can provide that as paid work.

Service income pays for the maintenance, security fixes and safety work that keep the shared projects healthy. It does not buy exclusive rights, and it never makes a Foundation Project less open. See the open-source commitment.

For example, OHTF provides integration, training and support for Digital PEWS to NHS organisations.

Hosted services¶

Managed, hosted APIs built on Foundation Projects, for organisations that would rather call an endpoint than run infrastructure. The same software is always available to self-host: a hosted service is a convenience, not a lock-in.

Support¶

A named support route for organisations that depend on a Foundation Project in production: help with upgrades, priority attention for defects, and advance notice of changes that affect you.

Implementation¶

Help integrating Foundation Projects into your products and pathways, from the people who maintain them.

Training¶

Practical training for development teams and clinicians who code: using the projects, contributing to them, and documenting clinical safety close to the code.

How we work¶

• Open by default. Fixes and improvements made during paid work go back into the open project, unless they are specific to your deployment.
• Reproducible. Hosted services are deployed from version-controlled infrastructure code, with a realistic route to run the same thing yourself.
• Honest about safety. We are clear about what clinical safety evidence a project has, and what remains your responsibility as the deploying organisation.

To discuss hosting, support, implementation or training, get in touch.