1. NHSmail & Microsoft Licensing
September 2014 Update for CIOs
Peter Dyke, Head of Industry Liaison
HSCIC, 19th September 2014

2. Agenda Where’s email going? NHSmail2 procurement update
Own accredited secure solutions
SMS and Fax gateway closures 31/3/2015
Microsoft licensing update
Contact for further information

3. Where’s email going? 2014 2016-17 2020+ NHSmail2
c. 600,000 users in England
(Accredited Secure)
NHSmail2
c. 900,000 users (Accredited cloud secure & collaboration)
Accredited Cloud secure , collaboration & business productivity
c. 1,000,000 users in Health
Local
c. 700,000 users
(Not accredited
as secure)
Local
c. 200,000 users
(Accredited
Secure)
Accredited secure cloud secure and collaboration (ISB1596)
>100,000 users
Local
<100,000 users
Secure
Other accredited secure cloud
hosted /collaboration
(no users – nothing is
accredited to ISB1596 yet..)

4. NHSmail2 update Shortlist of potential suppliers published Next Steps
Available on CCS Managed Framework
Accenture, BT, CSC, General Dynamics, Vodafone
Next Steps
NHSmail2 ITT published end September 2014
User Evaluation November 2014 (please get involved)
Preferred supplier identified early December: FBC starts approval process..
FBC Approved/Contract Let March 2015 (pre purdah)
NHSmail2 service live Summer 2015
Migration to new service completed March 2016
Current service shut down June 2016

5. Own accredited secure email solutions
Going forwards the options are:
Either use NHSmail (fully) or
Operate own to ISB1596 secure standard (fully) and connect it securely to NHSmail
c. 20% of NHS organisations indicate that they want to run their own solutions
ISB 1596 Secure standard approved and published March Work to pilot/prove in process
Final decisions needed December 2014
A significant programme of work/investment needs to be performed by the local organisation if they want to meet ISB 1596 requirements, get a system accredited, connect it to NHSmail2, migrate all users to the new platform and close down all current use of NHSmail by June 2016 when the current NHSmail platform will close…

6. NHSmail SMS and Fax gateway closures
Fax Gateway closes 31/3/2015
Low level of usage but part of established process
Users need help to change working process
Locally led change management project
SMS Gateway closes 31/3/2015
Supports business critical processes used at scale
Trusts need to implement new solutions to enable continued use and business benefit
Locally led technology replacement project (initially)
Help at
CSU/CCG/GP should await advice from NHSE

7. Microsoft Licensing Update
Everyone is in a similar place as a result of the EWA end in May 2010 (upgrade cycle starting) e.g.
CoreCALs need replacing
Upgrade costs for SQL/Windows/Exchange/Sharepoint no longer offset by EWA CALs
NHSmail2 business case approval forces the pan-NHS issues to be worked through, e.g.
accreditation of Office 365 against ISB1596
Ensuring that local and national spend is not duplicated e.g. on CoreCALs
PSA15 discussions to secure best terms for future purchases are happening in parallel
Led by Crown Commercial Services/Cabinet Office Crown Rep
Expect clarity early in 2015

8. Contact for further information
NHSmail or
(NHSmail lead for London)
Microsoft Licensing or