N3 (NHS)

N3 is the name of the broadband network being developed by the UK National Health Service (NHS).

The service, which began its roll-out in 2005, is managed by the BT Group on behalf of the NHS. By enabling electronic communication between different elements of the NHS, it will support Choose and Book, the NHS Care Records Service, electronic prescriptions, transfer of patient information and many other initiatives which are a part of the National Programme for IT. The intention is that all NHS care providers will use N3, which will therefore replace the multiplicity of systems used to date by the present NHS communications framework NHSNet (now often referred to as N2).

External links

*N3 website
*Website for N3 Scotland