Covid-19 vaccine – Digital Health https://www.digitalhealth.net News | Networks | Intelligence Mon, 04 Sep 2023 17:39:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-dhi_roundal_512_wb-32x32.png Covid-19 vaccine – Digital Health https://www.digitalhealth.net 32 32 164930127 National immunisation system switched off just ahead of winter campaign https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/09/national-immunisation-system-switched-off-just-ahead-of-winter-campaign/ https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/09/national-immunisation-system-switched-off-just-ahead-of-winter-campaign/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:00:30 +0000 https://www.digitalhealth.net/?p=160847

NHSE has cancelled the contract with the supplier of the current national flu and Covid-19 vaccination system in favour of an alternative system. 

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust has partnered up with Doc Abode to deliver an app which helps get vaccines to housebound people.

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Digital Health and Care Wales' CEO, Helen Thomas, explores how digital healthcare supported the Welsh pandemic response and what lies in store.

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The Norther Ireland Department of Health has launched CovidCertNI to make it easier for people to access their Covid passport on their smartphone or tablet.

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The privacy policy linked to Covid-19 passports also suggests it could be used for “domestic events” as well as international travel.

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The NHS App now has 4.8 million registered users, of which 1.3m are new users since it was announced it would be used for Covid-19 passports.

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The government has announced Covid-19 passports will be used from May 17, but what are they, how will they work and who is eligible to use one?

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Professor Eerke Boiten, a professor in cyber security, told Digital Health News that “too little” is known about how Covid-19 passports will be used.

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Users of Patient Access who have requested their medical record from their GP can now find a Covid-19 vaccination status on their homepage when they log in.

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Announcing the countries that will be on the UK’s ‘green’ travel list the transport secretary said the app would be used as a Covid-19 passport from 17 May.

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