Single Sign On - England

Your Smartcard manages Single Sign On access. These are issued by a Registration Authority (RA), usually your Integrated Care Boards (ICB).

There is a 12 to 14 Digit Unique Identifier (UID) associated with each card, which is recorded in Vision before the card can be used. Registered users choose or are given a passcode or PIN to use with the card.

Using your Smartcard enables access to both Vision 3 and any national applications you may need, for example, GP2GP, the e-Referral Service and EPS by logging on only once and enables the transfer of messages via the NHS Spine.