<s>
The	O
Health	O
and	O
Social	O
Care	O
Network	O
(	O
HSCN	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
standards-based	O
network	O
that	O
replaced	O
the	O
N3	B-General_Concept
network	O
in	O
the	O
National	O
Health	O
Service	O
(	O
NHS	O
)	O
in	O
England	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NHSnet	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
N3	B-General_Concept
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N3	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
national	O
broadband	O
network	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
National	O
Health	O
Service	O
(	O
NHS	O
)	O
,	O
connecting	O
all	O
NHS	O
locations	O
and	O
1.3	O
million	O
employees	O
across	O
England	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N3	B-General_Concept
was	O
preceded	O
by	O
NHSnet	O
,	O
becoming	O
N3	B-General_Concept
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N3	B-General_Concept
provides	O
the	O
foundations	O
to	O
deliver	O
other	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
NHS	B-Application
National	I-Application
Programme	I-Application
for	I-Application
IT	I-Application
(	O
NPfIT	B-Application
)	O
such	O
as	O
Choose	O
and	O
Book	O
,	O
the	O
NHS	O
Care	O
Records	O
Service	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Prescriptions	O
and	O
the	O
NHS	B-Application
Picture	I-Application
Archiving	I-Application
and	I-Application
Communications	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
N3	B-General_Concept
runs	O
over	O
a	O
high-speed	O
IP-based	O
virtual	O
private	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N3	B-General_Concept
is	O
fully	O
resilient	O
at	O
backbone	O
and	O
POP	O
level	O
,	O
enabling	O
100%	O
core	O
network	O
service	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standardised	O
national	O
infrastructure	O
will	O
enable	O
the	O
rollout	O
of	O
21st	O
Century	O
healthcare	O
IT	O
applications	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
IP-based	O
converged	O
communications	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
range	O
of	O
N3	B-General_Concept
hosting	O
providers	O
can	O
provide	O
Information	O
Governance	O
Statement	O
of	O
Compliance	O
(	O
IG	O
SoC	O
)	O
accredited	O
,	O
secure	O
,	O
third	O
party	O
application	O
hosting	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
N3	B-General_Concept
’s	O
Voice	O
Services	O
were	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
N3	B-General_Concept
Service	O
Provider	O
(	O
N3SP	O
)	O
,	O
BT	O
works	O
with	O
NHS	B-Application
Connecting	I-Application
for	I-Application
Health	I-Application
(	O
NHS	O
CFH	O
)	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
the	O
NPfIT	B-Application
,	O
and	O
develop	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
to	O
capitalise	O
on	O
N3	B-General_Concept
’s	O
state-of-the-art	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N3	B-General_Concept
network	O
enables	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
access	O
NHS	O
Wide	O
Web	O
(	O
nww	O
)	O
prefixed	O
sites	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
www	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HSCN	O
,	O
delivered	O
by	O
multiple	O
suppliers	O
adhering	O
to	O
an	O
agreed	O
set	O
of	O
standards	O
,	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
progressively	O
replace	O
the	O
N3	B-General_Concept
national	O
healthcare	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N3	B-General_Concept
data	O
and	O
voice	O
networking	O
contracts	O
expired	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
managed	O
services	O
provider	O
Redcentric	O
was	O
appointed	O
for	O
a	O
three-year	O
period	O
as	O
the	O
peering	B-Protocol
exchange	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
NHS	O
Digital	O
announced	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
HSCN	O
migration	O
and	O
legacy	O
network	O
termination	O
,	O
with	O
liabilities	O
for	O
the	O
legacy	O
N3	B-General_Concept
network	O
terminated	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
