NHS Digital moves hundreds of organisations from legacy N3 network
About 12,000 health and social care sites have moved from the legacy N3 network to the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN).
News
NHS looking at ‘internet first’ policy and moving away from private networks
Health and care services are now to “have an Internet First policy” which states new digital services should operate over the internet.
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Carelink passes HSCN migration ‘milestone’
Carelink has migrated its managed cloud and infrastructure as a service customers to the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), it what the firm has labelled ‘a significant milestone’.
Infrastructure
Virgin Media Business becomes latest operator to receive HSCN accreditation
Virgin Media Business will provide connectivity and solutions to support the integration of NHS and social care providers after securing Stage 2 compliance certification to the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN).
Infrastructure
It’s all systems go for the new Health and Social Care Network
Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) is in full force with the transitional process from the old N3 network currently taking place.
Infrastructure
Problems accessing Google on NHS network
NHS staff are having difficulty accessing Google, with many faced with a CAPTCHA page.
Infrastructure
Redcentric wins £12 million HSCN contract
The new NHS network is taking shape, with Redcentric awarded a contract to run the peer exchange at the centre of HSCN.
Infrastructure
HSCN connections available this summer
NHS and social care organisations should be able to tender for a new Health and Social Care Network connection by this summer.
Infrastructure
Joe’s view: Can the NHS bear to be special?
Joe McDonald is worried that “NHS special” technology services are coming at too high a development and financial cost to be sustainable. Time to use other people’s infrastructure and ideas…
CCIO Network
Hunt approves HSCN: N3 replacement
An integrated Health and Social Care Network to replace the NHS’ N3 network has had its outline business case approved by health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Infrastructure