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Body of Knowledge · Capability & economy · D11

UK capability

Could the UK run or rebuild it?

47 out of 100 · Dependent

Average of 411 scored findings; 0 findings carry no evidence on this dimension and are not counted.

1. By sector

  1. Schools 88
  2. BBC 74
  3. Defence 52
  4. Central Government 51
  5. NHS 50
  6. Higher Education 47
  7. Devolved Governments 39
  8. Local Government 32
  9. Policing 30

2. How findings split

  • Exposed 126
  • Dependent 0
  • Partly sovereign 180
  • Sovereign 105

How we score it

Each finding is scored 0 (exposed) to 3 (sovereign) from the evidence field below; the page index is the average, scaled to 100.

uk capability
Strong 3
Partial 1.5
None 0
The full method

3. Most exposed

  1. Microsoft Windows 10/11 Enterprise desktops (licensed via national Microsoft agreement) 0 NHS · NHS – National · Microsoft (TechRadar, 2025)
  2. NHS App on iOS and Android 0 NHS · NHS – National · Apple; Google (Digital Health, 2025)
  3. Oracle Health (Cerner Millennium) EPR 0 NHS · NHS – Trust · Oracle (Nhs-tech, 2026; Oracle, n.d.)
  4. Epic EPR 0 NHS · NHS – Trust · Epic Systems (Verdict, 2026)
  5. MEDITECH Expanse EPR 0 NHS · NHS – Trust · MEDITECH (Nhs-tech, 2026)

4. Most sovereign

  1. National SOC (Dundee) delivery partner 100 Devolved Governments · NHS Scotland (NSS National Security Operations Centre) · Systal (Futurescot, 2024)
  2. LandWeb land registration system (BT PFI since 1999) pending NOVA replacement 100 Devolved Governments · NICS (Land & Property Services, DoF) · BT (GOV.UK, 2025)
  3. NHS Wales App delivery partner (discovery, development, operations, support) 100 Devolved Governments · NHS Wales (DHCW / NHS Wales App) · Kainos (Find a Tender Service, 2024)
  4. Welsh Nursing Care Record (single national instance since Nov 2023) 100 Devolved Governments · NHS Wales (DHCW) · Digital Health and Care Wales (UKAuthority, 2024)
  5. Welsh PAS (WPAS) incl. maternity and theatre modules 100 Devolved Governments · NHS Wales (DHCW) · Digital Health and Care Wales (Pthb, 2023)
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