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Register an NHSmail account on your own profile

How to use Care Identity Management to register an NHSmail account that you can then use to authenticate in place of a smartcard.

Register your device

Go to the Care Identity Management start page and log in with your existing authenticator.

When you've logged in to Care Identity Management without a Registration Authority role, select the option to 'Add other authenticators'.

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Alternatively you can use the home page panel to 'View your profile', then in the 'Authenticators' tab select 'Add authenticators'.

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From the list of authenticators, select 'NHSmail'.

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You'll now see a screen with instructions on how to register the device. Select the check box and 'Register your NHSmail' when you're ready to proceed.

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You will now be taken through additional steps required to register the NHSmail account.

Note: we will be updating this guidance soon with the exact steps required here.

If you return to your user profile screen, you'll now see your NHSmail account in the list of authenticators.


Last edited: 6 November 2024 2:02 pm