Healthcare WiFi guides
WiFi for patients, visitors, clinical staff and medical devices, and the rules each one falls under.
In short
Hospital WiFi carries three kinds of traffic on one estate: patients and visitors, clinical staff, and connected medical devices. Each belongs on its own segment. Guest access runs through a captive portal with content filtering, staff authenticate with 802.1X, and devices are profiled and isolated. HIPAA in the US and the DSPT in England set the rules.
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Frequently asked questions
Can patient WiFi be HIPAA compliant?
Yes. Keep patient and visitor WiFi on a segment with no route to clinical systems, collect only the data you need at sign-in, and keep audit logs of who connected.
What is the DSPT?
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit is the self-assessment NHS bodies in England complete each year. Network segmentation and access control are part of the evidence it asks for.
How should medical devices connect?
On their own segment, identified by certificate or per-device key, with network access control limiting what each device can reach.
Does Purple work for NHS trusts?
Yes. Purple provides NHS-compatible captive portals, content filtering and GDPR-compliant data handling for patient and visitor WiFi.