Subscribing to Department News – My profile preferences

This guide will give instructions on setting up your profile for News items on the new Intranet.

This applies when you first use the new intranet and have not subscribed to any news categories.

1. Go to the intranet homepage to begin the process intranet.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk 
2. Scroll down to the ‘Department news’ section. Note: You can find this below the ‘Latest Trust news’ and above the ‘Upcoming events and training’ sections.
3. Click on the ‘Personalise my intranet’. You will be taken to the ‘My profile preferences’ page
   
4. NOTE: You can also navigate to this page by clicking the person icon in the top right corner of the browser. You will be redirected to the ‘Profile’ page. From this page you can see which Optional news and Department news you are subscribed to.
   
   Mandatory news: This section cannot be edited as they have been deemed as mandatory for all Trust staff to view. They will appear automatically on the News feed on the homepage and in the News section. Optional News: You can sign up to subscribe to Optional news updates. You can do this by clicking the box next to the category you would like to subscribe to, and then clicking the blue ‘Submit’ button. 
5. Scroll down to the ‘Department news’ section. In this section you will see a number if checkboxes.  
6. If you are already subscribed to a department, the checkbox will display a white tick inside a blue box . Any departments you are not subscribed to will be left blank.
7. To subscribe to a department, place your cursor over the blank checkbox and click. The box should now display a white tick inside a blue box. 
8. Once you have finished selecting which departments you would like to subscribe to, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click ‘Submit’.  
9. Navigate back to the homepage by clicking ‘Home’ in the top navigation bar.
10. Scroll down to ‘Department news’ and you will now see a selection of news posts.