N3 (NHS)
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N3 is the national broadband network for the English National Health Service (NHS), connecting all NHS locations and 1.3 million employees across England. In 2004, BT
was awarded the contract to deliver and manage N3 on behalf of the NHS.
N3 is a single, high availability, secure and fast broadband network. It provides the foundations to deliver other components of the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) such as Choose and Book, the NHS Care Records Service
, Electronic Prescriptions and the NHS Picture Archiving and Communications System
.
N3 runs over a high-speed IP-based Virtual Private Network. It links acute hospitals and GP surgeries in England through 58 points of presence (POPs
), and also has a further 5 POPs in Scotland. N3 is fully resilient at backbone and POP level, enabling 100% Core Network service availability. The standardised national infrastructure will enable the rollout of 21st Century healthcare IT applications and the next generation of IP-based converged communications solutions.
In March 2007, N3’s Voice Services were launched. These services offer free on-net calls, and potential to reduce fixed-to-mobile costs.
As the N3 Service Provider (N3SP), BT works with NHS Connecting for Health
(NHS CFH) to support the delivery of the NPfIT, and develop products and services to capitalise on N3’s state-of-the-art capabilities.
N3SP has an ISO 20000
accreditation for IT service management, and is ITIL
compliant.
BT
BT may stand for:* Baal teshuva, a Jew who became Orthodox * Babylonian Talmud, a central text in Judaism* Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium which forms Bt toxins...
was awarded the contract to deliver and manage N3 on behalf of the NHS.
N3 is a single, high availability, secure and fast broadband network. It provides the foundations to deliver other components of the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) such as Choose and Book, the NHS Care Records Service
NHS Care Records Service
The NHS Care Records Service is a service provided by NHS Connecting for Health for the National Health Service in England.The project describes its objectives as follows:...
, Electronic Prescriptions and the NHS Picture Archiving and Communications System
NHS Picture Archiving and Communications System
The NHS Picture Archiving and Communications System is a medical picture archiving and communications system run by NHS Connecting for Health for the English National Health Service....
.
N3 runs over a high-speed IP-based Virtual Private Network. It links acute hospitals and GP surgeries in England through 58 points of presence (POPs
Point of presence
A point of presence is an artificial demarcation point or interface point between communications entities. It may include a meet-me-room.In the US, this term became important during the court-ordered breakup of the Bell Telephone system...
), and also has a further 5 POPs in Scotland. N3 is fully resilient at backbone and POP level, enabling 100% Core Network service availability. The standardised national infrastructure will enable the rollout of 21st Century healthcare IT applications and the next generation of IP-based converged communications solutions.
In March 2007, N3’s Voice Services were launched. These services offer free on-net calls, and potential to reduce fixed-to-mobile costs.
As the N3 Service Provider (N3SP), BT works with NHS Connecting for Health
NHS Connecting for Health
NHS Connecting for Health is part of the UK Department of Health and was formed on 1 April 2005, replacing the former NHS Information Authority. It has the responsibility of delivering the NHS National Programme for IT , an initiative by the Department of Health in England to move the National...
(NHS CFH) to support the delivery of the NPfIT, and develop products and services to capitalise on N3’s state-of-the-art capabilities.
N3SP has an ISO 20000
ISO 20000
ISO/IEC 20000 is the first international standard for IT service management. It was developed in 2005, by ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 and revised in 2011. It is based on and intended to supersede the earlier BS 15000 that was developed by BSI Group....
accreditation for IT service management, and is ITIL
Itil
Itil may mean:*Atil or Itil, the ancient capital of Khazaria*Itil , also Idel, Atil, Atal, the ancient and modern Turkic name of the river Volga.ITIL can stand for:*Information Technology Infrastructure Library...
compliant.