- These notes are part of a broader set of blueprints
- This blueprint relates to service reliability and specifically to use of cloud services
The Backup Policy is supported by two additional papers – the Backup Standard and the Backup Design Pattern. These documents include the following backup requirements on the NHS England services:
- "critical data is saved in multiple backup locations"
- "at least 3 copies"
- "on 2 separate devices"
- "1 copy being stored off-site and offline or be immutable by online means"
- "ensure information & systems can be restored after an incident including but not limited to ransomware and insider attack"
- "in line with (RPO & RTO) Recovery Point Objectives and Recovery Time Objectives"
- To protect NHS patients' data
- To ensure NHS services remain available to the patients
- To comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Associated documents:
- Backup Policy
- Backup Standard
- Backup Design Pattern
