The NHS app will be ready to be used as a de facto vaccine passport when the borders re-open on Monday for non-essential travel, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. Former British Medical Association chairman Mark Porter, a GP himself in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, said many people "may not have access to all the information" contained in the NHS app, including inoculation status. Are you a GP who is concerned about the NHS app being used as a vaccine passport? Rather, the NHS app was launched a couple of years ago to allow patients to request repeat prescriptions, arrange doctors appointments and view medical records. Downing Street has also confirmed the NHS app passport would satisfy the entry requirements of multiple countries, including Greece and Spain, which were placed on the amber list, meaning quarantine is required.

Source: Daily Mirror May 11, 2021 11:14 UTC