Accessing the web based wMDSCV system

This guidance is intended to be used by users who only submit data for their own organisation. A single organisation user will be assigned to one organisation only, allowing the user to submit, view and download data for that organisation only.

If you act in a shared service capacity for a number of separate organisations please refer to the relevant user guide.

If your organisation is participating in the collection of workforce data through the wMDSCV, the lead users will be sent an automated email inviting them to the system. This will include a link to the online system, a link detailing more information about the wMDS collection and contact details for NHS Digital. An example of this email is displayed in the image below. 

If you have not received an email like this and you require access to the system to submit data for your organisation please email the NHS Digital Workforce and Estates Data Collection, Quality and Standards Team to ask to use the system.

Once invited, you will have 30 days to log into the system and activate your account. If you do not log in within this time your account will expire, you will then need to contact the workforce team to be re-invited to the system. If you have any further problems with your account, please consult our support section. 

The following section will help you to

• create your account
• log in to the web based wMDSCV system
• log out of the web based wMDSCV system

To access the web based wMDSCV system, you will need to register with NHS Digital for a Single Sign On (SSO) account. If you already have an account, please proceed to the Log in to the wMDSCV system section. 

1. Click on the link in your invitation e-mail or;

2. Open your web browser.  This could include any of the following: Outlook, Internet Explorer 7 and above (8 and above is recommended), Firefox or Chrome. The system is not recommended for use with Safari or Opera. For the purposes of this guidance, all screen images of the wMDSCV system are shown in Microsoft Outlook.

3. Once your browser is open enter the following web address (URL) into the address bar at the top of the browser: https://wmdscv.digital.nhs.uk/ This will navigate to the Sign in screen which contains details about the wMDS collection. Click Sign in.

4.   From the sign in page, click the register button.

5. Complete the registration form and create my account. 

Once an NHS Digital Single Sign On account has been created, you can log in to the wMDSCV system.

Logging into the system

1. Open your web browser

2. Once your browser is open enter the following web address (URL) into the address bar at the top of the browser: https://wmdscv.digital.nhs.uk/

Or alternatively, click the link in your invitation email. 

This will navigate to the sign in screen which contains details about the wMDS collection. Click sign in. 

3. Enter your username and password and click the sign In button.

If you do not have an NHS Digital Single Sign On account, click the Register button and follow the steps in the creating your account section. 

4. You will then be taken to the wMDSCV home page.

If you have any problems when you are logging into the the wMDSCV system check the information below. 

To sign out after completing your submission within the wMDSCV system, follow the steps below.

Logging out of the system

Once you have logged in and completed your submission, click the sign out button to the top right hand side of the screen.

This will take you to the sign in screen where you can start to sign in again and close your browser