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Secure access to apps and digital services made easier
Thanks to a new process that allows applicants to check their photo ID in advance, NHS Digital has made secure access to a variety of digital apps and services easier through NHS login.
NHS login is a secure service that allows patients to gain swift and secure access to their healthcare information across a variety of connected apps and platforms, including the NHS App, wherever they see the NHS login button, creating a single point of access to these apps.
Users can now use the NHS login precheck service to make sure their photo ID meets the necessary criteria. NHS Digital says that this will help to reduce the number of failed applications, making the process much quicker for many people.
NHS login has already hit one million registered users since the service was launched in 2018.
Melissa Ruscoe, Programme Head of NHS login at NHS Digital said: “The new precheck service is a fantastic addition to NHS login, making it easier and faster for people registering with the service to know that the documents they are supplying meet our criteria.
“We have already seen that NHS login has been a portal to allow people to access healthcare services digitally, which has been particularly important during the coronavirus response and we hope the continued improvements will see these numbers continue to rise.”
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