Written question asked by Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 4 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 June 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 14 June 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
NHS: Software
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has put in place to prevent the input of faked Lateral Flow Test results taken at home into the NHS Covid app.
- Answer
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The NHS COVID-19 app allows users to manually enter a positive test result from a lateral flow device (LFD) test. If a user’s LFD test is positive and they report the result as advised in the pack, they will receive a separate text and/or email with a one-off code, to enter in the app. This will trigger the user’s self-isolation countdown timer and allow them to book their confirmatory laboratory test via the app. Users cannot enter a negative LFD test result into the app as codes are not sent out for these results.
The one-off eight digit code for a positive test can only be created following receipt of a valid LFD test ID number linked to the specific valid positive test result.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- 10673
- Session
- 2021-22
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- Subjects
- Software Disease control NHS Mobile phones Coronavirus
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