NHSmail and the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT)

NHSmail is a free, secure email system that is available to all CQC-registered care providers in England who have achieved Approaching Standards on the Data Security and Protection Toolkit.

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This video will tell you how to activate and use your NHSmail account.

The 3 possible routes to NHSmail:

 

1. National Administration Service (NAS) Portal (Decentralised)

 

2. Self-Management (Top Down)

  • Suitable for large organisations, i.e. those that have their own IT function, and have the expertise and technological proficiency to carry out the local administrator role. 
  • Organisations manage the accounts themselves – starters, leavers, password resets etc.
  • Organisations can integrate NHSmail with their own IT and HR procedures
  • The default account allowance is up to 10 user accounts and 1 shared mailbox per site
  • Register using the self-management application form. This is completed at HQ level, sites are later added as ‘organisation units’

 

3. Third Party route (For Non-CQC Registered Services)

 

If you have a specific need or question about the Data Security and Protection Toolkit contact us on 01235 248085 or email us