THE NHS OpenAthens Essentials

Your NHS OpenAthens username is your gateway to access thousands of specialist online resources. Make sure you follow the NHS OpenAthens essentials checklist:

Register Online

Complete the online form to register for your NHS OpenAthens username. All NHS staff are eligible.

NHS Details

Make sure you enter your NHS work details on the form – we need to know who you are. We use your NHS-based email address to verify your application and approve your account.

NHS Organisation

Enter the correct NHS organisation so that you get all the resources purchased for you. We support the following organisations:

University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) – search for UHNM or “north midlands”
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare – search for Staffordshire
GP practices and the Integrated Care Board (ICB) in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent – search for Staffordshire, select organisation “Primary Care and ICB in Staffordshire & Stoke

Log on

Use your username / password to log on to a wealth of online resources, including ebooks, journals, databases and clinical tools. Link to all the available resources via our NHS Resources web page.

Reset Password

You can reset your own password if you forget it. Your password needs to be at least 10 characters long and include letters and non-letter characters. Avoid common words and names.

Renew

All usernames are set for a fixed period. You will be prompted by email to renew your username. Make sure you follow the instructions in the email to extend your account and avoid loss of access.

Need more help?

Watch the video for a quick overview of how to register for your NHS OpenAthens username:

All the information you need about registering for and keeping your NHS OpenAthens username is on our NHS OpenAthens web page.

Contact your NHS OpenAthens admin for more support:

For UHNM: Cheryl Kent email: c.kent@keele.ac.uk
For North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare: Diana Barfield email: diana.barfield@combined.nhs.uk
For GP practices and the ICB in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent: Sally Thomas email: sally.thomas@uhnm.nhs.uk

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