News
Oberthur SR8 middleware and PKCS#11 SR3 for the self-renew of Series 8 Smartcards
13 June 2018 - NHS Digital will be making an update to Card Management Services (CMS) within the Care Identity Service (CIS) application to support a new version of Oberthur middleware.
CIS Diagnostic Tool v2.3
15 February 2019 - NHS Digital CIS Diagnostic Tool v2.3 is now on general release and available for download.
Guidance for Registration Authorities accessing the new NHS Cervical Screening Management System
Information for Registration Authorities on getting a smartcard and the correct roles to access the new system.
Emergency registration has ended
Guidance introduced when face-to-face identity checks were not available during the pandemic has now ended.
Changes to guidance for Registration Authority and smartcard users
Information on changes to the Care Identity Service guidance and help on this website.
Registration Authority newsletter June 2023
Online version of the June 2023 newsletter sent to the Registration Authority community.
New self-service smartcard unlock application launched
NHS England has built an improved service to help people unlock their own smartcards and change their passcodes.
Recording of the series 9 smartcard broadcast event
Video of the recent event that outlined the software required for the new smartcards.
Self-service smartcard unlock - migration to new application complete
The old registration-based service for unlocking smartcards has now been switched off.
Identity Agent v2.3.2.0
NHS Digital will be making an update available to the current version of Identity Agent. This release resolves the issues described below.