NHS Covid-19 app

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Coffee Time Briefing
18 July 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

This edition of Digital Health's Coffee Time Briefing includes the launch of Samsung's Galaxy Ring with intelligent tracking.
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NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
31 March 2023

NHS Covid-19 app to close down on 27 April following decline in users

The NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app is to be discontinued on 27 April 2023 following a steady decline in the number
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Matthew Gould
4 May 2022

Matthew Gould leaves NHS England and Improvement

The former CEO of NHSX, Matthew Gould, left NHS England and Improvement at the end of April 2022, Digital Health
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NHS Covid-19 App
12 August 2021

NHS Covid-19 app engineer talks updates, the ‘pingdemic’ and data

The NHS Covid-19 app is set to be updated from August 16 to allow double jabbed people to add their
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2 August 2021

NHS Covid-19 app updated to reduce number of ‘pings’

The NHS Covid-19 app currently sends isolation notices to close contacts of people five days prior a positive test, but
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NHS Covid-19 App
23 July 2021

Government reveals NHS Covid-19 app self-isolation changes

The government has announced the sectors where workers may qualify for an exemption to self-isolation rules if they are pinged
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NHS Covid-19 App
13 July 2021

NHS Covid-19 app to be updated to cut isolation alerts

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said the NHS Covid-19 app may need to be updated in line with coronavirus restrictions
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NHS Covid-19 App
2 June 2021

Developer of NHS Covid-19 app awarded £10m contract extension

The newly published procurement contract for the NHS Covid-19 app is valued at £10.26m and covers a period of six
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7 May 2021

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
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28 April 2021

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
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