Spine2 Built In-House On Open Source

The replacement for the NHS data spine, Spine2, is being built using open source components and is due to go live at the end of October.

A recent briefing for Intellect members said a former NHS Connecting for Health team, now working within the Health and Social Care Information Centre, is developing Spine2.

The core of the project is the redevelopment of Spine messaging and services, data migration from the Spine to Spine2, and the procurement of new hardware and hosting facilities.

A production-ready ‘core’ will be ready by the end of July, while go-live is planned for the end of October when the existing Spine will be switched off.