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Vaccine status drives a million new users to NHS app
Over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the NHS App since the addition of coronavirus vaccine status was announced on 7 May.
The app allows easy access to coronavirus vaccination status for travel and wider NHS services. More than 11,000 people have registered their preference for organ donation via the app in four days, 10 times more than average for that time. 90,000 people have ordered repeat prescriptions, saving clinicians and patients valuable time.
Now with more than 4.8 million registered users, the app is one of the first internationally compliant systems in the world to demonstrate vaccine status. The coronavirus vaccine status service allows users easily to show their proof of vaccine, if required for international travel, and has been designed in line with World Health Organisation interim guidance.
People can also use the app for a wide range of personalised services, including GP appointment booking, ordering repeat prescriptions, and viewing GP and hospital records.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “The strides in technology and innovation we’ve made throughout the pandemic are having real consequences beyond fighting this virus - they’re making treatment, diagnosis and care better for patients. I want to thank all my colleagues at NHSX and NHS Digital who helped us to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine status service so quickly. The pace we’ve brought this to fruition is unparalleled and it is bringing immediate benefits to our wider health service. I encourage everyone to download the NHS app, it will help you access a host of services.”
Matthew Gould, chief executive of NHSX, said: “This has been stood up in a matter of weeks, by a team working every hour to ensure we delivered a user-friendly service on time. We are really pleased with how it’s been received, and even more pleased to see it get so many people using the online services of the NHS.”
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