NHS App reaches over 6m users following Covid-19 vaccine status launch
The inclusion of the Covid-19 vaccination status on the NHS app on 17 May has helped add an additional two million new users to the service.
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Covid passports ‘could be used for more than international travel’
The privacy policy linked to Covid-19 passports also suggests it could be used for “domestic events” as well as international travel.
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More than one million people download NHS App for Covid-19 passport
The NHS App now has 4.8 million registered users, of which 1.3m are new users since it was announced it would be used for Covid-19 passports.
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What is the Covid-19 passport? Your questions answered
The government has announced Covid-19 passports will be used from May 17, but what are they, how will they work and who is eligible to use one?
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Government ‘must explain how Covid-19 passports will be used’
Professor Eerke Boiten, a professor in cyber security, told Digital Health News that “too little” is known about how Covid-19 passports will be used.
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Patient Access launches Covid-19 passport feature
Users of Patient Access who have requested their medical record from their GP can now find a Covid-19 vaccination status on their homepage when they log in.
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NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport from May 17
Announcing the countries that will be on the UK’s ‘green’ travel list the transport secretary said the app would be used as a Covid-19 passport from 17 May.
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NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport, transport secretary confirms
Grant Shapps confirmed the app will be used a Covid-19 passport to prove vaccination status, or negative test, before going on holiday.
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Use of digital NHS service soar throughout 2020 due to Covid-19
Figures have revealed that NHS digital services have experienced surge in usage throughout 2020 as people looked to access healthcare remotely.
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Patients Know Best becomes first PHR integrated into NHS App
Patients Know Best has become the first personal health record to be fully integrated into the NHS App, giving patients direct access via the app.
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