How to access your work email at home

One of the most frustrating aspect of work can be coming to work after a long holiday on a busy day and opening your email to get a shower of emails. You can avoid this mental breakdown if you could possibly open you work email at home AFTER coming back from a trip( and NOT when you are on holiday/enjoying with your family) and answer the urgent ones.

NHSmail is one solution to this- It is free and all doctors can get access to it.

Here are some benefits:
https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhsmail/the-benefits-of-nhsmail

How to get access to NHSmail:1. Given that this is a secure form of work mail, you have go through the proper channel - ie your hospitals IT department.
2. Once they have set it up for you, you can then request them to link it to your work email address.
3. Your email will automatically be forwarded to your NHSmail which you can open on your computer/tablet/phone.

Please do remember that even though this is safe and secure, do not leave your NHSmail open when you are not using your device as it may contain data which can be misused ( and traced back to you). I am sure most of you know this already thanks to the information governance e-learning we have to do annually.

PS: some trusts provide NHSmail accounts by default.

FAQS:1. I have not started work in the NHS. Can I get NHSmail? No


2. I have started work in the NHS. How to I get access to NHS mail?By talking to your trusts IT department


3. I already have a work email address. Yes. Every who is working in the NHS has a work email address. That is something like yourname@trusts abbreviated name.nhs.uk
NHS mail is yourname@nhs.net

4. What are the advantages of NHSmail?You are able to access your work email from anywhere at anytime- especially if you have not been to hospital for a few days due to leave. 
This email address will be your official email address for correspondence even if you move to another trust.

Some IT departments do allow access to your work email at home/ via your device anyway so it is best to confirm with your IT department first. But it is good to have a NHS mail account when you start work as you can have useful emails from the day you started work available to you at all times.







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