Is NHS SSL down right now?
This page answers whether NHS SSL is down by checking the certificate nhs.uk serves, live and from outside, rechecked every hour. Most "is it down" pages ping the homepage; a broken or expired certificate is a different failure, and it is the one this page watches.
Last checked 2026-09-20 07:46 UTC. CertPost is not affiliated with NHS.
Common questions
Is NHS SSL down right now?
No. At the last check the certificate nhs.uk serves was valid, and it expires on 2027-01-16. NHS SSL is up.
How does this page know if NHS SSL is down?
A CertPost probe opens a real TLS connection to nhs.uk on port 443, the same way a browser does, and reads the certificate. The result is cached and rechecked every hour, so this reflects the healthy state seen at the last check, not a guess.
Is this the same as NHS being down?
Not always. A site can be reachable while its certificate is broken, or down for reasons unrelated to SSL. This page measures only the certificate nhs.uk serves. For the full certificate detail, see the NHS certificate status page.
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