“We didn’t know it would be so critical.”ĭocket, which is free for users, accesses a state’s immunization records to keep track of a user’s vaccines and upcoming due dates. “We started to think, ‘Oh wow, this could end up being sort of a measles app amid the outbreak,” Perretta told Technical.ly. It was also the year the US experienced a measles outbreak, and the need for proof of vaccination spiked. In 2019, Docket began a pilot with the state of Utah to create a digitized immunization record that could be used for students heading back to K-12 public schools, college students needing to provide their records for a new semester, or people who needed proof of vaccination to travel. With more money and some stakeholder advice to venture into the immunization space, the pair began work on what’s now known as Docket. In 2017, the pair won $75,000 in the healthtech-focused Move Health Data Forward challenge, but decided to go another route with the technology. The pair met as roommates at George Washington University in DC, and in 2016 started an app that allowed users to aggregate health data on their phones. Since 10 May there have been 1,410,386 downloads of the NHS App and 1,302,611 new registered users.When Michael Perretta and Nathan Scott began working together on a digital immunization record app, they had no idea how urgent technology in the vaccine space would come to be. This is double the daily average of appointments booked in April of around 1,000 8,091 appointments were booked via the NHS App, a daily average of 2,002.In April the daily average of prescriptions ordered was around 13,000 89,422 prescriptions were ordered via the NHS App, a daily average of 22,355.This is almost 10 times the number of new registrations in April of around 300 per day 11,483 users registered an organ donation preference via the NHS App, a daily average of 2,870.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. 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.
Matthew Gould, Chief Executive of NHSX, said: It’s prime example of how technology is making the health service faster and easier to use. It’s great to see so many more people using the NHS App – it allows people to easily access their COVID-19 vaccine status, as well as easier access to NHS services. Minister for Innovation, Lord Bethell, said: The first 20,000 letters were delivered across England on Saturday. I encourage everyone to download the NHS App, it will help you access a host of services.įor anyone in England who has had 2 doses of any approved vaccine, and does not use the app or are unable to access digital services, they can call 119 and request a letter. The pace we’ve brought this to fruition is unparalleled and it is bringing immediate benefits to our wider health service. 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 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. Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, said: People are also accessing services more easily, with nearly 90,000 people since Monday using the app to order repeat prescriptions, saving clinicians and patients valuable time. The boost in downloads will have life-saving benefits as over 11,483 additional people registered their preference for organ donation via the NHS App in just 4 days.
Since Monday 17 May, people have logged into the NHS App more than 4 million times. The COVID-19 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 (WHO) interim guidance.Īs well as accessing COVID-19 vaccine status, people can use a wide range of personalised services, including: The app, which now has over 4.8 million registered users, is one of the first internationally compliant systems in the world to demonstrate vaccine status. Over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the NHS App since the addition of COVID-19 vaccine status was announced on 7 May. 90,000 people have ordered repeat prescriptions, saving clinicians and patients valuable time Over 11,000 people have registered their preference for organ donation via the app in 4 days, 10 times more than average for that time. The app allows easy access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination status for travel and wider NHS services.