Enabling secure mobile access to applications from NHS and non-Trust owned PCs

Medical and administrative staff can work more effectively if they can gain access to key information and systems where and when they need it. We can assist you in providing secure access for staff and third parties both on and off-site. Data Integration worked with the NHS IA to gain acceptance of SSL VPNs as a method of remote access and have developed a solution that meets the NHS IA's SyOp 7.7 security requirements.

SSL VPNs provide secure connectivity to web-enabled applications, files, telnet/SSH hosted servers, client/server applications and/or complete network access, making them an ideal solution for NHS staff wishing to use NHS or non-Trust owned devices across all kinds of connections. The benefits of this solution include:

• The ability to use broadband from home
• No need to use NHS Trust-owned machines
• No client software to deploy, install or configure
• No changes required for internal servers
• No client-side capital expense or associated support costs
• No need for expensive and time-consuming application integration or customization

We have deployed these solutions for dozens of Trusts, whose employees now benefits from the ability to securely access EPR, PACs, dictation, scheduling/booking systems and other useful information via a laptop computer or PDA, when at home or at another NHS site.