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One million registered users for NHS login programme
NHS Digital has announced that more than a million people have now registered with NHS login following an upsurge in demand for digital services during the coronavirus pandemic.
There was a peak in the number of applications for NHS logins during the first week of April with more than 60,000 new IDs verified between 30 March and 5 April. The NHS login tool enables patients to gain swift and secure access to their healthcare information across a variety of connected apps and platforms, wherever they see the NHS login button. This reduces the need for multiple logins and passwords by creating a single point of access to these apps.
The first app to go live with NHS login - the NHS App – has now hit 520,000 registered users, with more than 119,000 new users in March alone.
Ben Davison, Executive Director of Product Development at NHS Digital, said: “We are pleased to see more and more people using digital methods to take control of their health and care during this difficult period. In using services integrated with NHS login, such as the NHS App, patients can be sure that their healthcare information is properly looked after through a single and secure sign-in.”
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