Cornish & Scilly Isles NHS get news high-speed broadband network

The £12.5 million, five-year project by BT and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly NHS offers major benefits in delivering better healthcare for patients.

The high bandwidth network allows information and data to be shared almost instantly between doctors and medical staff at nearly 200 sites, including 17 hospitals.

For example, GPs can now view x-rays, clinical images and other information in their surgeries when meeting their patients, whilst clinicians and clinical staff can access real-time information and vital systems from the most remote corners of the county.