Essex trust awards £5.7m HSCN connectivity contract to Updata Infrastructure
The five-year contract sees Capita-owned Updata move EPUT from the legacy N3 Network to the new, multi-vendor Health and Social Care Network.
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The five-year contract sees Capita-owned Updata move EPUT from the legacy N3 Network to the new, multi-vendor Health and Social Care Network.
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