Health and Social Care Network (HSCN)

If you’re embarking on a transition to the Health & Social Care Network, our in-house healthcare experts can help.

We’re HSCN ready, are you?

You may have encountered the term, but what is HSCN? It refers to the new data network for the NHS and other social care organisations, as well as their network of third-party commercial suppliers. Replacing the outdated N3, HSCN now allows multiple compliant suppliers to provide connectivity, boosting collaboration and cost savings in an ever-competitive and demanding industry.

We know that organisations like yours have specific needs. You need tight IT security, immediate disaster recovery for resilience, and cannot experience disruption under any circumstances. These are very specific challenges but luckily, we have in-house technical experts who know how to combat them.


We have established experience in working with public healthcare systems and digital transformation in healthcare, so you can rely on our specialist services to seamlessly migrate you to the Health and Social Care Network. If you would like to read more on how you can modernise your workplace, we have useful resources on digital health ecosystems, managing healthcare data and delivering better patient outcomes which can provide insightful information.

Why choose us for HSCN connection services?

We were built and managed by technology specialists who design, implement and manage mission-critical work like this every day.

Thanks to our size and adaptable infrastructure, we have a vast array of IT solutions as a managed service provider in the UK. These can be added into HSCN connectivity to help you transform your businesses for the digital age.

Not to mention our ISO27001 accreditation, our scope across the UK, and our experience working alongside the country’s very best partners, including Cisco.

Benefits of a HSCN connection

  • The ability to send and receive secure data between health and social care organisations, supporting information and service sharing
  • Cheaper connectivity than previous N3 services
  • Simpler network Information Governance requirements
  • Helping staff across health and care work together
  • Standardised networks
  • Simpler access to NHS Digital’s national applications, making it easier to confirm NHS numbers, share care plans and access Summary Care Records

We’re stage 2 compliant

We’ve achieved official Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) supplier certification. As a Stage 2 compliant HSCN provider, we can provide seamless delivery of HSCN and overlay services to the health and social care sector through our network of UK-based data centres.

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