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Status | Effective |
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Supports the verification of Citizens and services requesting access to digital health records. |
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Introduction
The NHS login Programme
has developed a single, secure and easy-to-use system for verifying the identity of
Citizens and
Services requesting access to digital health records so that we can ensure people only access information about themselves and those in their care. Additional information can be found on the NHS login page
on The Authority's website.
The very first stage of this
development was to support the NHS App
which initially
used existing IM1 interfaces to integrate with incumbent GP systems.
To enable this, it
was necessary
that GP systems
provided a simple API for retrieval and/or creation of the "Linkage Key" (also known as "
Passphrase"). The second stage of this development is for GP Citizen Services Solutions to consume the NHS Login Service.
Future phases on the Roadmap (see below) will require GP Solutions to:
Provision local identities directly into NHS login.
Please note this initiative was previously known as Citizen Identity.
Requirements
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Foundation Solution Suppliers | NL01 | GP Linkage KeySuppliers to provide an interface that allows the creation and retrieval of Linkage information when presented with an NHS Number. The Linkage Key information will then be used for subsequent IM1 interactions. |
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Citizen Services Solution Suppliers | NL02 | NHS Login IntegrationSuppliers to implement and maintain the NHS login integration inline with the latest documentation and offer the "Continue with NHS login" button on the front of Service for new and returning users. |
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Documentation
GP Linkage Key
Part of this work involves the development of a new simple interface to retrieve and create
Linkage Keys for users, whereby the NHS login platform is used to register and verify users via an online process. As part of this process, the NHS login platform will obtain an NHS number (with appropriate consent) and validate this against PDS and GP Practice Codes (i.e. ODS Codes). This approach will allow the NHS login platform to retrieve
Linkage Keys for users and allow the platform to generate new
Linkage Keys for users where they do not already have one. The latest requirements set can be accessed below:
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Using NHS Login Integration
Full details of how to integrate with NHS login and if you are eligible can be found on the Apply for NHS login - NHS Digital and NHS login Integration Toolkit
Dependencies
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There may be dependencies for implementing this Standard, however, there are no Interoperability Standards within the Capabilities and Standards model that are dependents. |
Roadmap
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