Case Study: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust streamlines NHS authentication with OneAdvanced Virtual Smartcard

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust issue Virtual Smartcards for 7,000 NHS staff

The Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, a mental health and learning disability services provider, needed a more efficient and secure authentication method for its 7,000 staff to access NHS clinical systems across 200 sites. Their challenge was to move away from managing physical smartcards and readers, which were often lost or malfunctioned, reducing time available for patient care. The trust partnered with OneAdvanced to implement their Virtual Smartcard solution.

OneAdvanced's Virtual Smartcard provided a fully accredited, cloud-based authentication service that did not rely on physical hardware. The self-service solution enabled staff to authenticate easily from any device and location, leading to rapid adoption and universal acclaim within the trust. The implementation streamlined operations, saving time and money while ensuring the high levels of security required by the NHS. The Chief Information Officer cited it as an absolute game changer for the organization.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Kam Sidhu

Chief Information Officer