Secure Electronic File Transfer (SEFT) is a SERVICE provided by NHS Digital.

Secure Electronic File Transfer (SEFT) enables data to be transferred securely between health and care services and individuals, and works by providing a secure wrapper around any file, regardless of its size, structure or data content and provides data security during transmission (by using a 256-bit AES encryption mechanism). Data is stored securely at NHS Digital and only people who are authorised to process the data are allowed access.

For further information, see the NHS Digital website at Transfer Data Securely. 

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
shortname	SEFT
plural	Secure Electronic File Transfers