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Register or remove a user's NHS.net Connect account in Care Identity Management

How to use the service to register an NHS.net Connect account to use as an authenticator, as an alternative to a smartcard, or remove an NHS.net Connect account from a user's profile.

NHSmail has been rebranded as NHS.net Connect.

Which roles can do this?

  • Registration Authority Manager
  • Registration Authority Agent (Advanced)

Before you start

For the Registration Authority

You will need to set up a registration meeting with your user, either via video or face-to-face. Registration must be completed in your presence.

For the user

The user must have an NHS.net Connect account that they are able to log in to.


Register a user's NHS.net Connect account

From the Care Identity Management home page, choose 'Find an existing user'.

CIM home page find an existing user highlighted

 

Enter the user's details and select 'Search'.

Care Identity Management find an existing user

 

Choose 'View profile' on the right of the screen.

Care Identity Management user found

 

Go to the Authenticators tab on the user's profile page and select Issue other authenticator.

Shows a list of authenticators, with a button highlighted to Issue other authenticator

 

Select 'NHS.net Connect' and 'Continue'.

CIM register authenticator select type excludes CIS2 Auth passkey NHS net Connect highlighted

 

You will now see a screen with instructions how to register the NHS.net Connect account.

When you've read the instructions and are ready to proceed, select 'Generate link'.

CIM 7.17 register NHS.net Connect

 

You should send the generated link to the user so that they can open it on their device. They'll then be taken through additional steps required to register the NHS.net Connect account.

When they have finished you'll see a message confirming that the account has been registered.

CIM NHS.net Connect registration success

 

The user profile page will now show that the NHS.net Connect account has been registered and is active. 

CIM user profile all authenticators NHS net Connect highlighted


Remove a user's NHS.net Connect account

From the user's profile, select the 'Authenticators' tab, find the NHS.Net Connect account and select 'Remove' on the right.

CIM user profile all authenticators NHS net Connect and remove link highlighted

 

Select the box to confirm you want to remove the NHS.net Connect account, followed by the 'Remove authenticator' button.

CIM remove NHS.net Connect

 

Finally you'll see a message confirming the account has been removed.

CIM remove NHS.net Connect success message

 

The NHS.net Connect account will now no longer be listed among the authenticators on the user's profile page.

Last edited: 13 July 2026 1:35 pm