NHS Login onboarding
Get onboarded to NHS Login, without the guesswork
Documentation, ready-written code and hands-on support to connect your patient-facing service to the national citizen identity service.
For NHS suppliers and NHS organisations onboarding a service to NHS Login.
The problem
Onboarding is more involved than it looks
Many NHS suppliers and organisations want to connect their patient-facing service to NHS Login, but the official documentation is dense, resourcing is tight, and it's easy to lose weeks working out where to start.
We support onboarding from the perspective of business process and can help guide you through everything project related that is required by NHS England. Furthermore, we can author and even host the connection code for you, hugely simplifying your development journey.
Why NHS Login
Why suppliers integrate
One account, many services
Over half of England's citizens already have an NHS Login account — patients can access your service without creating additional accounts/credentials.
Preferred by patients
Where NHS Login is offered as an option, patients consistently prefer it to a new local account.
Opens funding doors
National funding streams and procurements increasingly expect — or require — NHS Login integration.
Easier for your users
A familiar, national sign-in reduces friction and drop-off compared with a bespoke registration journey.
What we provide
Documentation, code, and people who've done this before
- Plain-English overview, project and technical documentation, plus a full developer pack covering the onboarding flows.
- A self-service tool that generates working connection code in the language of your choice, from a sample NHS-standard login button through to token handling and session management.
- Built-in support for vector of trust configuration and switching between NHS Login environments.
- Management-level guidance through the NHS England onboarding process, alongside code review and action reports as they're needed.
Service offerings
Three ways to get support
From complete self-service through to a fully managed onboarding, with unlimited support.
| Tier | What's included |
|---|---|
| Bronze Self-service | 6 months' access to the online tool, full documentation, self-service code generation, and email support. |
| Silver Self-service + support | Everything in Bronze, plus one day of general consultancy and two days of software consultancy. |
| Gold Fully managed | Everything in Bronze, plus 12 months' access and ten days of consultancy, unlimited support throughout. |
Getting started
From sign-up to a working connection
Get access
Sign up for self-service access to the documentation and code generator.
Prepare
Work through the overview, developer pack and technical documentation at your own pace.
Generate & connect
Generate connection code in your language and wire it into your application.
Support if you need it
Call on our management and developer consultancy days, or hand the whole thing to us.
Talk to us about NHS Login onboarding
Tell us about your service and where you need help and we'll tailor our support to your needs.
Get in touch