Malcolm Teague

There is a debate going on about the potential of eduroam in the NHS on the Google Groups site talking about potential streams for the next nhshackday on the weekend of 25th and 26th May. Please get involved if you are interested and can: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nhshackday/6bKJlQo11MI

Malcolm Teague

Great news that an NHS Trust is now actively engaged in joining the eduroam federation in their own right to provide both visited site and host site services as soon as possible. More news will be posted here when it is available. Also an interesting new model has been developed by Bristol University where Weston Area Health NHS Trust in Somerset is now providing eduroam as a visited site with the authentication messages being supported through the N3 Janet Gateway to Bristol University which brokers the rest of the authentication process. The internet access is provided by the NHS Trust. A bit more detail here but it is planned to issue something further on this through the NHS-HE Connectivity Best Practice Working Group. University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust (3 main hospitals) is the latest to have the local partner University eduroam footprint extended to them.

Malcolm Teague

Martin Van Eker is presenting on the Weston Area Health NHS Trust case study at the NHS-HE Forum on 28th November. And if you happen to be at E-Health Insider Live on Wednesday 6th November at the NEC, I will be speaking briefly 10.30-11.00 in the Open source Skunkworks programme on the eduroam opportunity in the NHS.  I am delighted to announce that Ricky Mackennon, Deputy Director of ICT at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, is going to join me in this to explain how they are the first to implement eduroam by joining the eduroam federation in their own right as an NHS Trust, in support of research & education. With thanks to Malcolm Newbury, of Guildfoss and Forum member for this opportunity.