Healthcare Sector

Resilient IT for NHS Trusts, ICBs and ambulance services

Switchshop designs, delivers and supports the networks, cyber security and clinical infrastructure that keep NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Systems, ICBs, ambulance services and acute hospitals running 24/7.

DSPT
Aligned delivery
HSCN
Connected estates
24/7
UK-based support
100%
In-house engineering
Fortinet
New • Award announcement

Switchshop named Fortinet Public Sector Partner of the Year

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Challenges & Solutions

Built around the realities of healthcare

Challenge

Always-on clinical systems with zero tolerance for downtime

Highly available LAN, WAN and datacentre designs with resilient power, dual-path connectivity and tested failover, so EPR, PACS and clinical workflows keep running through change and incident.

Challenge

Cyber security pressure across a complex NHS estate

Layered security aligned to DSPT, Cyber Essentials Plus and the NHS Cyber Assessment Framework. Firewalling, EDR, segmentation, identity and 24/7 monitoring designed for clinical environments.

Challenge

HSCN, N3 migration and inter-organisation connectivity

HSCN-ready WAN designs, secure interconnect between Trusts, ICBs, primary care and community providers, and clean migration paths from legacy N3 services.

Challenge

Ward, theatre and ambulance Wi-Fi that has to just work

High-density wireless engineered for wards, theatres, A&E and ambulance stations. Tested for medical devices, BYOD, patient Wi-Fi and roaming clinicians.

Challenge

Fragmented procurement across multiple frameworks

We are an approved supplier across the frameworks NHS buyers actually use, with commercial models that simplify direct award and accelerate time to deploy.

Challenge

Protecting patient data and meeting DSPT obligations

Immutable backup, ransomware-resilient storage, identity-led access controls and reporting that map cleanly to DSPT, IG Toolkit successors and NHS England guidance.

Tailored Services

Capabilities tuned for healthcare

Trust-wide networking

Resilient LAN, WAN, SD-WAN and datacentre networking engineered for NHS Trusts, ICBs and acute hospitals.

NHS cyber security

DSPT, CAF and Cyber Essentials Plus aligned security: firewalling, EDR, segmentation, identity and 24/7 SOC support.

Clinical Wi-Fi & mobility

High-density Wi-Fi 6E/7 for wards, theatres, A&E, outpatients and community sites, with secure BYOD and patient access.

HSCN & secure connectivity

HSCN-ready WAN, secure interconnect between Trusts, ICBs and primary care, plus clean migration from legacy N3.

Clinical device integration

Secure onboarding and segmentation for medical devices, IoMT, EPR endpoints and integrated theatre technology.

Datacentre & hybrid cloud

On-prem, colocation and hybrid cloud platforms tuned for EPR, PACS, imaging and analytics workloads.

Backup & ransomware resilience

Immutable backups, off-site replication and tested recovery plans that protect patient data and clinical systems.

Identity & access management

Single sign-on, MFA, smartcard integration and conditional access designed for shared clinical workstations.

Ambulance & community sites

Connectivity, mobility and security for ambulance stations, community clinics, hubs and remote care teams.

Smart Estates for healthcare

IoT, sensors and analytics that give estates and facilities teams real-time visibility across hospital sites.

UPS & power resilience by APC

APC by Schneider Electric UPS, PDUs and power management designed, deployed and maintained to keep clinical systems, comms rooms and edge cabinets online through outages.

Oyster Shell anti-ligature AP covers

Oyster Shell anti-ligature wireless access point enclosures for mental health trusts, psychiatric hospitals and secure units, protecting patients while maintaining clinical Wi-Fi coverage.

Plan your next NHS IT delivery with Switchshop

Talk to our healthcare specialists about HSCN, DSPT-aligned cyber, clinical Wi-Fi, datacentre refresh or a full Trust-wide infrastructure programme. We can also share an NHS IT delivery brief tailored to your organisation.