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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/pages/about/about.md
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- [secondary care organisations (like hospital trusts)]({% link pages/about/secondary-care.md %})
- [research services]({% link pages/about/research.md %})

If your organisation type is not on this list, you may still be able to use NHS Notify. [Check if you can use NHS Notify]({% link pages/get-started/check-you-can-use-nhs-notify.md %}).
If your organisation type is not on this list, you may still be able to use NHS Notify. [Check if you can use NHS Notify]({% link pages/get-started/get-started.md %}).

### Send messages based on your needs

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permalink: /get-started/
redirect_from: /get-started/check-you-can-use-nhs-notify
redirect_from: /get-started/read-and-understand-our-terms-of-service
redirect_from: /get-started/check-which-features-you-can-get-and-register

---

Before we can invite you to onboard with NHS Notify, you need to:
Use this page to check you're ready to use NHS Notify. You can then complete our online form to register your interest and speak to a member of our team.

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Could we change the second sentence to match the CTA button at the bottom more clearly?

'You can then complete our online form to check which features you can get and register your interest. This will allow you to speak to a member of our team.'


## Choose how to integrate with NHS Notify

You'll need a developer or technical team to build and test your integration with NHS Notify.

You can integrate through either:

- [NHS Notify API](https://notify.nhs.uk/about/api)
- [NHS Notify MESH](https://notify.nhs.uk/about/mesh)

Your technical team should review the API and MESH guidance and decide which option best fits your organisation.

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'is best for' rather than 'best fits' (plainer language, less metaphorical)


## Check if you need to apply for NHS login

If you're sending NHS App messages that contain links to a service that requires users to sign in, you'll need to apply for NHS login.

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This sentence makes sense but is a little tricky to read, with the number of 'thats' and clauses.

We should also probs stick to 'log in', in line with NHS style.

Lastly, I'm not clear on whether we're referring to NHS services specifically here (requiring a log in). Not sure if we need to be explicit about that or if it's already obvious to users?

Some options:

'If you’re sending NHS App messages including / containing links to services that require users to log in, you’ll need to apply for NHS login.'

'You'll need to apply for NHS login if your NHS App messages link to a logged-in service.'

'You'll need to apply for NHS login if your NHS App messages link to a service requiring users to log in.'


This means users stay logged in and do not have to enter their login details again.

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'This will allow users to stay logged in [into the NHS App?] and not have to enter their details again.'

or

'This means users can stay logged in and do not have to enter their details again.'


{% include components/inset-text.html
text='You should onboard with NHS login and NHS Notify at the same time. <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-login/nhs-login-for-partners-and-developers/nhs-login-integration-toolkit/apply-for-nhs-login" target="_blank">Apply for NHS login (opens in a new tab)</a>.'
classes='nhsuk-u-margin-top-2'
%}

## Get your ODS code

You'll need the Organisation Data Service (ODS) code for your service or organisation. Find your ODS code on the <a href="https://www.odsdatasearchandexport.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">ODS Data Search and Export service (opens in a new tab)</a>.

If you don't have one, you can <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/services/organisation-data-service#submit-an-organisation-data-request" target="_blank">request an ODS code for your organisation or service (opens in a new tab)</a>.

## Review our legal documents

If your organisation is part of NHS England, you'll need to agree to our [memorandum of understanding](https://notify.nhs.uk/pricing-and-commercial/memorandum-of-understanding-and-payment-terms).

If your organisation is not part of NHS England, you'll need to agree to a <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/services/partner-onboarding/operations#connection-agreement" target="_blank">connection agreement (opens in a new tab)</a>.

We’ll send you copies to sign when you have been invited to onboard.

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'We’ll send you copies to sign when/after we invite you to onboard.'

(active voice :) )


## Check which features you can get and register

- check your organisation can use it
- understand our terms and conditions
Complete our online form to confirm you can use NHS Notify, see which features you can get, and register your interest.

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is 'confirm you can use NHS Notify' not the same as 'register your interest'? Or by 'confirm' do we mean the user is going through the act of checking and confirming? Either way, it's probably not needed and better to stick to the same wording as the button CTA.

Also, good to avoid the word 'see'.

I propose:

'Complete our online form to check which features you can get and register your interest.'


The following steps will help you check this.
We’ll reply within 10 working days to arrange a call and discuss when you can start to [onboard with NHS Notify](https://notify.nhs.uk/get-started/onboard-with-nhs-notify).

{% include components/button.html
text="Check you can use NHS Notify"
url="/get-started/check-you-can-use-nhs-notify"
text="Check which features you can get and register"
url="https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO44O0zeZBSApIgBwMxr77rWRUQ1VXVzdRMFU0NkZSODhKMVpRQlVJNTVJMC4u"
%}
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mini_hub_topic: You must follow the steps to prepare for integration
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- title: Check you can use NHS Notify
url: /get-started/check-you-can-use-nhs-notify
- title: Read and understand our terms of service
url: /get-started/read-and-understand-our-terms-of-service
- title: Check which features you can get and register
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published: true
---
You can start onboarding with NHS Notify once we've invited you. If we haven't invited you yet, find out how to [get started with NHS Notify](https://notify.nhs.uk/get-started/).

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If we have not invited you yet, find out how to get started with NHS Notify.

^ to avoid the negative contraction :) (minor style guide thing)


## 1. Prepare your integration

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