# Multicast Notification Service (MNS) **URL:** https://developer.community.nhs.uk/c/sharing-clinical-data/multicast-notification-service/57.md [Latest](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/latest.md) · [Categories](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/categories.md) · [Tags](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/tags.md) --- ## [MNS Frequently Asked Questions](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mns-frequently-asked-questions/11299)
**Author:** [@Toby\_Moore](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Toby_Moore)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 March 2026 10:34 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mns-frequently-asked-questions/11299 "2026-03-25T10:34:06Z")
Q: What is MNS? A: MNS stands for the Multicast Notification Service, to learn more about it see our service page. Q: How can I seek support integrating with MNS? A: Posting a topic here on the developer community is… --- ## [About the Multicast Notification Service (MNS) category](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-multicast-notification-service-mns-category/6259)
**Author:** [@jenna.hartley-smith](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/jenna.hartley-smith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2026 08:27 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/about-the-multicast-notification-service-mns-category/6259 "2026-10-13T08:27:57Z")
Welcome to Multicast Notification Service (MNS). Use MNS to publish or subscribe to lightweight healthcare related events. MNS allows NHS England product teams to publish patient related events using ‘publish-subscribe… --- ## [MNS is Now Officially Live!](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mns-is-now-officially-live/15903)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Murphy](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Paul_Murphy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [28 October 2026 12:22 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mns-is-now-officially-live/15903 "2026-10-28T12:22:36Z")
We are pleased to announce that MNS has officially transitioned from Public Beta to Live. A huge thank you to everyone who tested the service, provided feedback, and helped us reach this milestone. Key updates: Endp… --- ## [PDS Death Notification](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-death-notification/15720)
**Author:** [@Liviu\_Zaharia](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Liviu_Zaharia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 October 2026 09:45 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/pds-death-notification/15720 "2026-10-15T09:45:49Z")
Hello, We are an acute trust and have a requirement to receive a notification when a patient known to our organisation subsequently has their death recorded on PDS. We had initially understood that we could subscribe t… --- ## [What insights or metrics would help you as an MNS publisher?](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/what-insights-or-metrics-would-help-you-as-an-mns-publisher/11727)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Murphy](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Paul_Murphy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2026 15:58 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/what-insights-or-metrics-would-help-you-as-an-mns-publisher/11727 "2026-08-19T15:58:15Z")
Hi all, We’re currently looking at how we improve observability for MNS, particularly from a publisher perspective. As part of that, we want to make sure any dashboards or metrics we introduce are actually useful to you… --- ## [Seeking Azure-based consumers for MNS discovery work](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/seeking-azure-based-consumers-for-mns-discovery-work/13000)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Murphy](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Paul_Murphy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2026 15:55 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/seeking-azure-based-consumers-for-mns-discovery-work/13000 "2026-08-19T15:55:39Z")
We’re currently exploring a number of potential approaches for supporting new MNS event consumption patterns on Azure and would like to validate our thinking with suppliers who are either already using Azure or planning … --- ## [MESH Workflow ID to use on mailbox creation request to receive MNS events](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mesh-workflow-id-to-use-on-mailbox-creation-request-to-receive-mns-events/14354)
**Author:** [@Deepak\_Ghansala](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Deepak_Ghansala)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2026 15:46 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/mesh-workflow-id-to-use-on-mailbox-creation-request-to-receive-mns-events/14354 "2026-08-17T15:46:21Z")
MNS allows event notifications to be received through a MESH mailbox. On requesting a MESH mailbox to be created, one is required to provide a Workflow ID. Could you please guide whether there is a specific workflow ID t… --- ## [Test alert topic](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/test-alert-topic/12680)
**Author:** [@MNS\_Team](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/MNS_Team)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 June 2026 15:08 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/test-alert-topic/12680 "2026-06-11T15:08:53Z")
(topic deleted by author) --- ## [Personal Demographics Service change event (via MNS)](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/personal-demographics-service-change-event-via-mns/11301)
**Author:** [@Keith\_Branch](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/u/Keith_Branch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2026 09:37 UTC](https://developer.community.nhs.uk/t/personal-demographics-service-change-event-via-mns/11301 "2026-03-27T09:37:54Z")
Hello, I am seeking a bit of guidance on the newly published generic PDS change event (Personal Demographics Service change event - NHS England Digital). Ideally, I want to create a subscription for a range of NHS numb…