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16 April 2015

Accenture looks set to take over NHSmail

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has confirmed that Accenture is its nominated preferred supplier for the NHSmail service.
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13 March 2013

NHSmail likely to run another year

The Cabinet Office has been asked to agree an extension to the current NHSmail contract to allow more time for
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7 December 2010

Local authorities link up to N3

The Department of Health and the Department of Work and Pensions have announced that local authorities can now securely access
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15 September 2009

Emergency text system launched

A trial service that allows people to contact the emergency services by text message has been launched in the UK.
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15 September 2009

NHSmail promises bigger mailboxes

Many NHSmail users could see the size of their mailbox doubled in response to feedback about the service, which will
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2 April 2008

Decision due on NHSmail move to Exchange

Connecting for Health’s head of the NHSmail programme, Will Moss has told E-Health Insider that the DH agency will decide
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29 October 2007

NHSmail promotes free SMS for reminders

NHSmail users are being encouraged to use the system’s free text messaging to remind patients about healthcare appointments. Contractors, Cable & Wireless’
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23 November 2006

NHSmail to migrate users to Mirapoint server

NHSmail is to migrate to a new message server and infrastructure after suppliers Cable and Wireless signed a contract with
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25 April 2006

Connecting for Health fails to lead on Contact

NHS Connecting for Health continues to run its own local version of Microsoft Exchange rather than migrating to NHS Contact,
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8 November 2004

Mixed results as Contact splutters into life

E-Health Insider has had a bumper response from NHS staff sharing their experiences of the first week of Contact, the new
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