Contact-tracing app Archives

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

17 December 2020

Joe’s View: A Tale Of Two Christmases

As Christmas approaches along with the promise of a brand new year - Professor Joe McDonald looks at the best

6 November 2020

NHS Covid-19 app compatible across Scotland along with others

The NHS Covid-19 App is now compatible with contact-tracing apps across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey and Gibraltar.

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 -

14 September 2020

Scotland launches UKs second Covid-19 contact-tracing app

The Protect Scotland app is designed as an “extra tool” to support the manual contact-tracing already in place under NHS

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.

19 August 2020

ZOE Covid-19 Symptom Study app awarded £2m government grant

A £2million grant is to be given to the ZOE Covid-19 Symptom Study app by the UK government to support

14 August 2020

Mobile health apps news in brief

This month’s mobile apps round-up features news about a trial of the revamped NHS contact-tracing app and NHS Tayside launching

6 August 2020

Northern Ireland launches UKs first Covid-19 contact-tracing app

The contact-tracing app uses Bluetooth technology to notify users if they have come into contact with someone who has tested

6 August 2020

Is the NHS’ digital transformation at risk?

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a surge in virtual GP vists, Rory Tanner explores why not all tech has lived