NHS Covid-19 app

Archive
24 September 2020

‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK

Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to develop their contact-tracing app -
Read More
22 September 2020

Total cost of NHS contact-tracing app set to top £35 million

Some £25 million is expected to be spent on the new app, while £10 million was spent developing the original
Read More
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
18 September 2020

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
Read More
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
11 September 2020

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
Read More
9 September 2020

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"
Read More
2 September 2020

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.
Read More
27 August 2020

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.
Read More
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
13 August 2020

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
Read More
NHS Covid-19 contact-tracing app
22 July 2020

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
Read More
Westminster
7 July 2020

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
Read More