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UKFast to offer services through HSCN as NHS Digital supplier

UKFast is set to offer NHS services through the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) after receiving accreditation as a supplier from NHS Digital. The move makes UKFast the only provider to offer HSCN connectivity directly from a government-approved data centre.

The new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) delivers an evolution in the procurement and management of NHS connectivity, replacing the existing N3 network which is deemed no longer fit for purpose. 

Martin Knapp, Head of UKFast Public Sector said "modernising NHS connectivity is a hugely positive step. HSCN enables more organisations to interact and to provide high-quality, data-driven services to the NHS. N3 has been a great servant but it's the right time for it to evolve.

"eCloud is now connected to the wider digital health ring and we're in an incredible position to deliver hosting and cloud services directly to healthcare clients and make a huge difference to the efficiency of health and social care organisations."

There are currently 13,500 organisations using N3 that are now required to migrate services to HSCN by August 2020.

UKFast is approved by the government to supply a wide range of offerings through a number of government frameworks. Services include: cloud hosting range eCloud, disaster recovery, SaaS products, cybersecurity services and CDN.

Lawrence Jones, UKFast CEO added, "we're meeting people from NHS Trusts who want to unlock new technologies like AI, big data and machine learning. We're enabling them to do this by plugging in and accessing burstable cloud facilities at a moment's notice, which is something they just can't do on N3. HSCN is an incredibly exciting step for the UK healthcare community and we're proud to support that development.

"It's important that the health service knows there is a better British cloud alternative and that they have the option to buy British. The NHS needs to be certain where its sensitive patient data is, so connecting HSCN to our fully owned, UK-based data centres makes perfect sense."

To find out more about HSCN and how to take advantage of the latest NHS network connectivity, take a look at UKFast's HSCN Toolkit

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