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Part of Secure email standard (DCB1596) guidance

How to achieve accreditation to the DCB1596 standard

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Current chapter – How to achieve accreditation to the DCB1596 standard


To accredit, your organisation will need to complete all the technical, clinical safety, information security requirements detailed in the O365 or self-management conformance statement templates available on the secure email standard.

Before submitting, the evidence must be signed off by both a clinical safety expert and an ICT expert within your organisation. 

Email the evidence to [email protected] where it will be reviewed by the secure email team.  

If you are completing the self-management route this would require the completion of a penetration test  or IT Health Check (ITHC) which will be reviewed by our information security team. 

Once your organisation meets all the requirements your accreditation will be approved. 


Last edited: 3 November 2021 2:43 pm