Version: 1.0.2 | Published: 1 Dec 2025 | Updated: 2 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, Safety and Privacy
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.

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