We're working on a variety of projects and tools to support health and care as part of the government response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Our response to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Supporting NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) convalescent plasma trial
We developed a text messaging service to ask people who'd beaten COVID-19 to register to donate antibodies
PHE and Department for Education COVID-19 Testing kit support helpline
We've set up a helpline to help schools receive additional COVID-19 tests for symptomatic staff
Informing at risk patients
We've helped identify people who are at high risk from coronavirus and need extra shielding arrangements
NHS 111 self-isolation texts
We're helping to send daily texts from the NHS to patients who register their coronavirus symptoms with 111
Connecting the new Nightingale Hospital
We provided technical expertise to connect the new Nightingale Hospital London with the NHS data network
Keeping our essential workers safe
We're helping to create a digital platform that is critical to the essential worker testing programme
Coronavirus status checker
We researched, designed and implemented the first version of the coronavirus status checker
Using our at scale, multi-channel and multi-award winning contact centre capability
Our contact centre gives coronavirus helpline support to callers ringing the 111 service
National coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostics challenge triage service
We've set up a new contact centre service as part of the government's 5-pillar testing strategy
Support for the launch of the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app
We're providing contact centre support for phase 1 of the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app
Electronic Staff Record (ESR) coding
We've created a set of coronavirus (COVID-19) absence reporting codes in ESR
Communicating with the social care workforce
A new app has been developed to provide direct communications with the social care workforce
Helping to staff our frontline
A new COVID-19 indicator tool on the NHS Jobs platform helps users to find roles related to COVID-19
NHS Jobs partnering with LinkedIn, Azunda and Reed
We’re working with LinkedIn, Azunda and Reed to prioritise COVID-19 related roles advertised through NHS Jobs
Enhanced connectivity for NHS clinicians working remotely
We're helping NHS staff to undertake clinical activities from home without extra mobile and broadband charges
Supporting NHS returning to work during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
We’ve created a new team to look after former NHS clinicians who want to return to work during the outbreak
Funding for community pharmacies
We’ve made payments of £300million to community pharmacies to support their efforts during the outbreak
Support for primary care through Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD)
We're working at a national and local scale to help identify patients suitable for eRD
Dental telephone triage reporting
We've created a new reporting function in Compass to collate triage call data collected by dental practices
Digital maternity exemption certificates
We're encouraging midwives, practice nurses and health visitors to sign up to the digital service
Advice service for universities and higher education provider COVID-19 leads
We're helping to support universities by undertaking risk assessments to identify close contacts
Social care recruitment
We're supporting Care England to increase the number of people applying and working in social care
Pharmacy, Opthalmic and General Practice Provider Assurance support
We're supporting initiatives across Pharmacy, Opthalmic and General Practice to help the nation respond to COV
Delivering high volume national payment services
We're using our expertise to deliver high volume national payments services