"Graham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
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> -> > Has anyone been involved with providing N3 network connectivity?
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>> > It is apparently being rolled out throughout the NHS and I am
> particularly
>> > interested to know how such a connection would be implemented in a
>> > small
>> > scale users site, such as a Community Pharmacy.
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>> Is your questions answered by the information at
>> http://www.n3.nhs.uk/n3/aboutn3/ ?
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> Thanks Paul,
> I had in fact seen that site, it is heavy on concept, but lacking in
> actual
> nuts and bolts.
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> For a start I want to know about the physical connection to a typical
> Pharmacy, presumably an ADSL enabled phone line or CATV cable.
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> I had missed this bit the first time round though:
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> How will the N3 network connect with pharmacies?
> The National Programme for IT is working with community pharmacy
> organisations and pharmacy systems suppliers to determine the best way to
> provide connectivity to community pharmacists. This connectivity will be
> used to enable the electronic transmission of prescriptions and access to
> other information. For more information on this work, contact
> [email.address
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> I suppose that means they are still thinking about it.
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> I will email the address given and see what they send back
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> Graham.
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Have been somewhat involved in this myself as a project manager liaising
with BT for N3 installs.
The N3 team will look at how many users are on a site, how much work is
generated currently electronically and future projected uptake i.e
electronic prescribing, picture and archiving service, choose and book etc
and then schedule the install. BTW this has all been worked out well in
advance of the rollout programme.
A typical pharmacy, optician, small GP practice will get ADSL at the fastest
speed possible, larger organisations will get a leased fixed line. Wireless
AUP has only just been recently signed off. It isn't going to produce any
innovative new technology really.
It's is all being done to support the Government's modernisation agenda and
the Connecting for Health programme - the largest IT project undertaken.
The main point is that like NHSNet, it is centrally funded.
More info from here by doing a search for N3
http://www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk/
A lot of info is only available if you have access to the NHSNet extranet.
I'm a bit cynical about it all really, as local infrastructure is pretty
poor in a lot of places in the NHS - old donated PC's, people logging into
PCs locally, little provision for storage, no regard for security . Half
the stuff proposed won't work on a lot of the PCs currently in use where I
have worked and the organisation have to cough up the money to upgrade -
money which they just don't have unless they cut services!
Nicola
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