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Activate and deactivate Stata access for user accounts

You can temporarily deactivate a user if they do not need to use their account for a while. For example, if the user goes on annual leave.

To deactivate an account:

  1. Go to the user’s details page.
  2. In the status row, select Deactivate user.

SDE role status screen with first user marked as activated

3. Select Yes and click Continue. The user will be deactivated and they will receive an email.

SDE Do you want to deactivate user screen

Deactivated users have an option to Reactivate. You can follow the same process to reactivate the user, after which they will receive an email informing them that they can access the SDE again.

SDE user with status marked as deactivated

 

Last edited: 17 March 2026 3:08 pm

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Update user roles

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Activate and deactivate Stata access for user accounts

Chapters

  1. NHS England Secure Data Environment user management guide
  2. Access the user management service
  3. Roles
  4. Add new users
  5. View user details
  6. Update user roles
  7. Deactivate and reactivate users
  8. Activate and deactivate Stata access for user accounts
  9. Update user details or VDI