Version: 1.0.2 | Published: 20 Jun 2024 | Updated: 532 days ago

Secure Email

Dataset

Summary

Type:
  • Information standards
  • Technical standards and specifications
Effective From:
31 March 2020
Applies To:
  • Public, private and third sector organisations commissioned to deliver publicly funded health, public health and adult social care
  • Commissioned email service providers (any commissioned supplier providing email services within health and care)
  • Commissioners of health and care within England
Impacts On:
Implementation of this information standard impacts all IT service providers of email systems to the above providers and commissioners. IT service providers should work with their customers to determine necessary changes.
Conformance Date:
31 March 2020
Topics:
  • Information governance
  • Security
Care Settings:
  • Community health
  • Dentistry
  • Hospital
  • Maternity
  • Mental health
  • Pharmacy
  • Social care
  • Urgent and Emergency Care

Documentation

Description:

About this change

Introduces a change removing the requirement for a local organisation to implement a secure domain (secure.nhs.uk) in order to meet the standard.

Relations:

Document Control

Sponsor:
Managing Director of Platforms, Infrastructure and Live Services, NHS Digital
Approval Date:
20 December 2019
Business Lead:
Chris Parsons, Programme Head, NHS Digital
Post Implementation Review Date:
31 December 2020
Scope:
NHS Services, Health Services, Adult Social Care
SRO:
Neil Bennett, Service Director, Live Services, NHS Digital
Technical Committee:
Data Co-ordination Board (DCB)
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
active

Legal Authorities

Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This information standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012