Healthcare

NHS Wales Networks
For nearly 20 years now the NHS Digital All-Wales Network has been the technology foundation of NHS Wales, carrying all voice, data and video communication over a single network. The use of new video techniques and technologies will have a radical impact on the quality of life for patients with long-term conditions, as well as reduce the amount of time they spend in hospital. The use of the Internet is also being exploited by NHS Wales. Clinical professionals working from home, have the ability to access key information using secure broadband.

Primary Care and Secondary Care
NHS Wales currently has all of its GP practices and branch surgeries directly connected to the NHS All-Wales network. The 10 NHS trusts in Wales have at least one major connection to this core infrastructure. In addition, they operate and manage their own local network reaching out to each and every trust location. At a higher level, NHS Wales is connected to many NHS UK structures to ensure communication across the three home countries. For NHS Wales, among other things, The PSBA Network can be an enabler for more effective co-operation and co-ordination across sectors. By extending aggregation, effective connectivity between health, social and education services can be further developed to support multi-agency working, building on the progress that has been made to date.