Benefits for patients

• Faster and more efficient treatment, with online access to records and visual images available when and where they are needed
• Convenience of specialist care available locally through remote diagnosis - rather than having to travel to specialist centres which may be many miles away
• New broadband connections brought to NHS sites in rural communities through combining purchases of network connections.
• Every person in England having access to their own confidential medical records.

Benefits for clinicians

• Fast and secure access to patient records and visual images
• High quality images can be sent to specialists for remote diagnosis
• Secure clinical messaging
• Centrally-funded connections to N3 to support agreed priorities
• The opportunity to purchase additional services to meet specific local requirements
• Helpdesk service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Benefits for the NHS

• A robust network, ensuring that current and new NHS systems and services run smoothly
• Sufficient capacity to implement new approaches to healthcare such as the Summary Care Records, N3 video conferencing and remote working
• Flexibility to cater for current and future network need
• Capacity delivered at significantly lower prices providing value for money
• Integration of voice and data networks, reducing telephony costs.