HSCN technical policies and guidance

Guidance, policy and best practice documents covering all technical aspects of HSCN. Documents within these pages will be regularly reviewed and updated by NHS Digital.

HSCN internet access issues guidance

Guidance and process overview for consumers requesting access to blocked pages.

HSCN connectivity options

Offers those interested in connecting to HSCN a number of scenarios and options to consider when architecting your connection to HSCN.

HSCN readiness testing guidance note

Describes activities which will help a HSCN customer identify and resolve potential migration related risks, ahead of time, which would otherwise cause issues during their live migration.

Public WiFi over HSCN Access Circuits

Guidance on best practice when establishing publicly accessible site Wi-Fi over HSCN.

HSCN: private IT service provider connecting from outside of England’s borders policy

An overview and summary of the policy for private IT service providers connecting to HSCN from outside of England.

Troubleshooting guide - HSCN IP network connectivity

Details of effective approaches to troubleshooting network connectivity problems as well as more complex issues consumers may face.

HSCN network perimeter security guidance for integrated care boards and general practices

Guidance and useful documentation on network perimeter security for clinical commissioning groups and general practices.

Business Applications Guidance

Guidance on procuring standard business applications and is aimed at health and social care organisations using HSCN.

HSCN Quality of Service overview

Describes activities which will help a HSCN customer identify and resolve potential migration related risks, ahead of time, which would otherwise cause issues during their live migration.

Domain Name Service (DNS) guidance

A single point of reference for all our HSCN Domain Name Service (DNS) guidance.

HSCN IP address management

An introduction to HSCN IP Address Management (IPAM) including contact details if additional support is required.

HSCN Internet Protocol (IP) addressing policy

An overview of the legitimate IP addressing schemes and the working principles for applying them to your organisation.

NHS Network Time Protocol guidance

The NHS Network Time Protocol (NTP) guidance describes the standards that NHS organisations should use to implement their NTP.

HSCN IP addressing good practice guidelines

A summary of the IP addressing best practice and related key protocols for HSCN connected organisations.

Guidance on public cloud connectivity to HSCN

Guidance on defining the operational use of Public Cloud provisioned services on HSCN.

Last edited: 19 December 2023 5:37 pm