Details of the NHS Digital SMSP Test Environments
Opentest (Non-N3 using VPN)
The Opentest system is a platform based on Spine 2 Core, to which healthcare applications developers can connect their systems. Unlike the formal “path-to-live” environments there are very few pre-conditions (you do not even have to have a working system yet). Environments based on the platform are hosted off the NHS “N3” network, therefore the Information Governance Statement of Conformance (IGSoC) is not required before use.
More details on opentest and request access can be found here - http://systems.hscic.gov.uk/ddc/oats/opentestinfo.pdf
Path-to-Live Formal Development and Integration Enviroments (N3)
The formal path-to-live environments are hosted on N3 and as such the Information Governance Statement of Conformance (IGSoC) is required before use, as this is a predicate to connecting to N3.
More details on the environments acan be found here (N3 link required)- http://www.assurancesupport.digital.nhs.uk