The Application Hurdle Assessment is the process whereby 3rd party/Custom and core Microsoft applications are reviewed by the NHSmail Technical Design Authority (TDA) to determine suitability for integration with the NHSmail shared tenant.
The purpose of a hurdle assessment is to determine whether an application would cause any significant impact to the NHSmail shared tenant and if some specific criteria around data residency, security and assurance are satisfied. It is not intended to be a full assessment of whether an application is suitable for use by NHS organisations.
Although assessments are carried out at tenant level and summaries provided, we recommend that local organisations conduct their own internal assessments prior to using an application. This is to ensure the application is appropriate for an organisation’s specific use case in terms of functionality and adheres to any local security or clinical safety requirements.
Assessments are carried out at tenant level; we recommend that local organisations conduct their own internal assessments prior to using an application.
This is to ensure the application is appropriate for an organisation’s specific use case in terms of functionality and adheres to any local security or clinical safety requirements.
Considerations ahead of any assessment are:
What access permissions does this application/feature need to be used or to access data already stored in the NHSmail shared tenant?
Does this application/feature store any data?
Does it need integration with any other Microsoft 365 application/feature?
Does the application/feature require targeted testing or can it be enabled for all users?
Does the application/feature require additional licensing?
Note: Failure to provide this information will lead to significant delays in progressing your application assessment.
For further guidance please visit: Custom and Third-Party Applications – NHSmail Support.
| Last Reviewed Date | 17/10/2022 |
