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Vaccination

Commons · Question 13361 · Tabled 8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Nov 2024

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Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of adding a QR code to the NHS App on the (a) speed and (b) safety of the processing of patients (i) in vaccination clinics and (ii) generally.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Nov 2024

There are no firm plans to incorporate Quick Response (QR) codes into the vaccination user experience, for example, in invitations, booking confirmations, at the point of care more generally, or in the NHS App specifically.Work for the QR code feature is ...