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More than two million NHSmail mailboxes have been moved to Exchange Online, a part of Microsoft’s Azure Cloud, as part of the UK government’s programme to adopt a fully connected cloud-driven health service. This follows on from a deal made in June 2020 by NHS Digital, NHSX and Microsoft to equip all NHS organisations with Microsoft 365.
The roll-out of Microsoft 365, which has been integrated into the existing NHSmail system, will benefit users with an automatically updated version of the collaboration suite including OneDrive, SharePoint and Online Archiving, which allows staff to manage legacy emails away from their primary inbox, freeing up valuable storage space.
They are being encouraged to get tested twice a week. Cllr Charles Margetts, executive member for health, said: “We are urging any key workers who live or work in the borough, and who are regularly leaving their home to go to work, to come forward for testing. “This really can make a difference in the fight against Covid-19. “The tests only take 15 minutes, and they are crucial for identifying people who have coronavirus but are asymptomatic and could be spreading it without realising. “There is financial support available to anyone who may lose income as a result of having to self-isolate.”
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