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N3 Cloud Services
N3 Unified Communications
Unified Communications is the integration of real-time communication services like WebEx and MeetMe.
N3 Mobile Health Worker
N3 Mobile Health Worker offers key benefits to clinicians on the move by increasing their efficiency, which results in improved patient care.
N3 On Demand Compute
N3's On Demand Compute is a hosted data centre service that enables you to create, deploy, monitor and manage your data centre infrastructure through a self-service portal.
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N3 Connect
Small Sites
Connect to N3 through IPstream & Business DSL – intended for GPs, small clinics & temporary sites. Connect up your main and branch sites with our VPN solutions.
Remote Access
N3's remote worker services for NHS users – connect to N3 wherever you are.
Medium Sites
Private Circuit and Ethernet connectiions for larger NHS sites that run applications like Choose & Book, electronic prescriptions and PACs.
Non-NHS Remote Access
The new Healthcare Security Token enables AQPs and non-NHS organisations to access patient information and national NHS applications like Choose & Book and other services from anywhere.
N3 PSN
The N3 PSN products enable customers to connect to N3 PSN. These products are based on non-resilient DSL and non-resilient Ethernet services.
Large Sites
Ethernet services for Acute and Mental Health hospitals running all National Applications. N3 also offer Data Centre connections.
CoINS
A network that joins NHS hospitals, clinics and surgerys which gives increased bandwidth, improved security and local control.
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Technical Information
N3 Network Overview
Quick summary of N3 features, benefits and technology.
N3 IP Network Addressing
IP Address ranges used by the NHS; legacy, policy and user requests.
N3 Network Security
Physical security, securing patient data and responsibilities, plus security checklist.
N3 DNS
nhs.uk domain, internal vs external DNS and record change requests.
N3 Monitoring and Capacity Reporting
What's monitored, N3 Service Portal and HSCR.
QoS General Overview
How N3's QoS works, QoS Policy/Requests and Global Refresh.
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Customer Information
How Do I?
Order an N3 service, fund my N3 connection, migrate my N3 connection, manage a change to a CoIN, Contact N3 and raise a complaint.
User Guides
The N3 user guides will help get the best from your N3 products and services.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions will give you answers to voice services, security, internet gateway, GP NGA and general queries.
Brochures
Access N3 product and service brochures about voice services, video and web conferencing, Mobile Health Worker, On Demand Compute and VPN.
Events
Register for the latest N3 events including the N3 User Forum.
Case Studies
Read the latest N3 case studies that demonstrate the cash releasing, innovation, productivity improving potential of N3 products and services that can improve clinician's efficiency and patient experience.
Event Replay
The N3 Event Replay site is regularly updated with videos and presentation material from our User Forum events.
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New to N3?
Enabling 21st Century Healthcare for the NHS
Find out how N3 has helped enable 21st Century healthcare for the NHS and is an enabler for innovative IT solutions such as using video conferencing for a telestroke service.
Providing Network Resilience and Service Excellence
Find out how N3 are delivering high quality services with service delivery processes conforming to best practices.
Working With Your Feedback to Continuously Improve
We are in constant dialogue with our customers about the service they receive from us. Find out how N3 analyse and act on customer feedback.
Award Winning Network, Services and Team
N3 are very proud of the many awards that we have won over the last few years. Find out what awards we have won that demonstrate the excellence of our network, our services and our commitment to the NHS.
Supporting a Green Agenda for the NHS
N3 is enabling sustainable benefits for the NHS, by stimulating a change in the way people work, providing accessibility to national applications to enable local services and reduce wastage and using new technologies to enable collaborative working
N3SP is supplier agnostic, which means we ensure best value for money for the NHS by using a number of different suppliers to provide discrete segments of network services. N3SP draw all of the different services together and manage them on behalf of the NHS providing one single system. We have not only provided the network but we monitor and manage the service levels ensuring N3 is always available.
N3 News 
Apr 2013 – N3 launches first PSN services – N3 has achieved Public Services Network (PSN) certification for its Direct Network Service Provider (DNSP) connectivity service...Read more
Mar 2013 – New ownership of your N3 VPN security tokens – N3SP have contacted all N3 VPN security token users to establish if they still require their token...Read more
Mar 2013 – N3 achieves PSN certification for its Direct Network Service Provider service – The certification was awarded by the PSN Authority on behalf of the Cabinet Office...Read more
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GP Next Generation Access
N3 is upgrading the network technology infrastructure for most GP surgeries and other small health sites across the UK. The programme, called GP Next Generation Access, is being led and funded by NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) and delivered by N3 Service Provider (N3SP).
For more information visit our GP NGA pages.
