NHS COVID-19

NHS COVID-19 is a mobile application developed by the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. The app is designed to assist in the tracking and tracing of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was launched on 24 September 2020 in England and Wales.

Overview

The NHS COVID-19 app is part of the larger NHS Test and Trace service in England and the NHS Wales Test, Trace, Protect service in Wales. The app is designed to alert users if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. It also allows users to report symptoms, order a coronavirus test, and check in to venues using a QR code.

Development and Features

The app was developed by the digital transformation unit of the NHS, NHSX, with the aim of slowing the spread of COVID-19. The app uses Bluetooth technology to keep an anonymous log of people a user has been in close contact with. If a user tests positive for COVID-19, the app sends an anonymous alert to those contacts.

The NHS COVID-19 app also includes a number of additional features designed to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic. These include risk alerts by postcode, a symptom checker, and a QR code check-in system at venues.

Reception and Impact

The NHS COVID-19 app has been downloaded over 10 million times since its launch. However, it has also faced criticism and controversy, particularly around issues of privacy and effectiveness.

See Also

• COVID-19 pandemic
• Contact tracing
• Digital contact tracing
• NHSX

References

NHS COVID-19 Resources
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