Bulletins and communications

This month LA bulletin covers the following: For action: Move to Authenticator Application For Action: NHSmail users working outside of the United Kingdom Now Available: Microsoft Teams shared channels Upcoming: Security Group Permissions changing for Helpdesk role Register today: NHSE Collaboration Roadshow 2023 - Modernising the front-line worker, Tuesday 31 October Register today: Microsoft Teams Phone Bootcamp – London, Thursday 9 November New Microsoft and NHS England deep dive webinars and in person event Updated Collaboration Services roadmap NHSmail Guide Updated Helpdesk Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Cyber Awareness Month – October NHSmail Solution Store update

This month LA bulletin covers the following: Coming soon: MFA for new NHSmail users as default, Live: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Conditional Access Policies, Live: Security Group Management for NHSmail, Coming Soon: Teams shared channels, Office Script Files on unmanaged devices, Avatars for Microsoft Teams Minimum Hardware requirements - MC672518, Personalise your M365 experience using Microsoft 365 themes, Asset Booker in Humber and North Yorkshire ICB, NHSmail Collaboration Services Townhall recordings

As you are aware we are working towards Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) being applied for all users across the NHSmail shared tenant to improve security, increase the protection of user and organisational data, and comply with the recently released national NHS England MFA policy

The NHSmail team is working towards Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) being applied for all users across the NHSmail tenant to improve security and to increase the protection of user and organisational data

As you are aware we are working towards Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) being applied for all users across the NHSmail shared tenant to improve security, increase the protection of user and organisational data, and comply with the recently released national NHS England MFA policy

This month's LA bulletin covers following: NHSmail users working outside of the United Kingdom (UK), Advance Notice - BCDR Test, Portal release – Hague, NHSmail Fast Track, NHSmail Solution Store and more.

This month's LA bulletin covers the following: Community Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry and Social Care (PODS) transfer process, self service password reset, and further information on Security Group Management for NHSmail, NHSmail solution store update, appointing Local and Primary Local Administrator (LA/PLA), collaboration licensing – new arrangement briefing recording and slides , and NHS England, Microsoft deep-dive webinars, and O365 update - what do you want to see.

We have recently undertaken a set of activities to remove standard SMTP and High Send SMTP from any mailboxes identified as being a standard user account.

This month's LA bulletin covers the following: NHSmail portal release – July 2023, Junk email , NHSmail User Account Secret, how to update your pronouns in Microsoft Teams and further information on ICB Identity patterns technical deep dive 28 June 10.30-11.30am, Join the conversation and stay up to date with NHSmail events, Office 365 update messages (Company Communicator), NHSmail Intune, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) update, update on July portal releases.

This month's LA bulletin covers the following: Accessing NHSmail services from outside of the UK, Microsoft Teams Rooms device licensing reminder, Basic Authentication deprecation, Disabling Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) on user accounts, MFA policy document publication, NHSmail Primary Care GP Telephony provision, NHSmail O365 Townhall, OneNote to block embedded files that have dangerous extensions, NHSmail Phone System and Self Service Password reset update.

As previously communicated, basic authentication is being deprecated on the NHSmail tenant in line with Microsoft policy and is being replaced by modern authentication to make the service more secure. This is a reminder that as part of Phase 1 the following protocols will be deprecated this week from the 27 April

This month's LA Bulletin covered the following: Basic Authentication Deprecation, Private vs. public settings in O365 Multifactor Authentication (MFA) update, Local Administrator webinar date change, Exchange Online Archiving, NHSmail Bring Your Own Device (BYO) solution, Self-service password reset, NHSmail Solution Store, Microsoft Teams Phone System is Coming Soon!

The following topics were covered in this month's LA Bulletin: Coming soon: Mandatory Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for NHSmail user accounts – 30 June 2023, NHSmail annual user survey now open, administering Distribution Lists and further information on Introduction of NHSmail Guide Chatbot, NHSmail Intune Overview, NHSmail Bring Your Own Device Security Controls, Manage Facilities with Desk Booking Apps, and Schedule Send Suggestions Available in Microsoft Teams Chat

The following topics were covered in this month's LA Bulletin: NHSmail all user survey update, Basic Authentication deprecation in Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams Phone System, NHSmail introduced number matching in MFA and covered how to access NHSmail services from outside of the UK, Power Platform Old Default Environment decommissioning update, N365 NHSmail Townhalls 2023 information.

On 9 January 2023, as part of updates to the Microsoft Teams Desktop Client, users on Teams 1.4 or earlier will encounter a blocking page requesting to upgrade to the latest version of Teams.