Trials of NHS contact-tracing app ‘very encouraging’
Managing director of the app Simon Thompson said trials were ‘encouraging’ but did not provide figures on the number of people who had downloaded it.
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app to be launched in England and Wales
The contact-tracing app offers QR code check-in capability, allows users to book a free test and has an isolation countdown timer.
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Gould reveals lessons learned during development of contact-tracing app
Speaking at London Tech Week on 8 September Matthew Gould said NHSX “did what it was set up to do” during the development of the contact-tracing app.
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Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce
The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps developed by public health bodies.
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Quicker access to a contact-tracing app would ‘bolster’ Test and Trace
Privacy expert Polly Sanderson said the Test and Trace system would likely operate better with an “integrated” technological solution.
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Covid-19: New trial for England’s revamped NHS contact-tracing app
A trial for the new look NHS contact-tracing app has been launched today after NHSX abandoned its initial version in June due to technical faults.
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Hancock refuses to provide roll-out date for contact-tracing app
When questioned on the progress of the app Hancock told a parliamentary committee it would be rolled-out “as soon as an effective one is available”.
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House of Lords committee press for NHS Covid-19 app roll-out date
The managing director of the NHS Covid-19 app has a committee that the introduction of the technology is “urgent and important” but could not give a date.
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