NHS staff to be given ‘COVID-19 passports’ so they can be redeployed quickly in any second wave

NHS staff will be given “COVID-19 passports” to help hospitals redeploy workers during a feared second wave of infection.

Bosses at NHS England say the digital passports, which are stored on workers’ phones, have been successful in pilots across the country and are being rolled out “to support the COVID-19 response”.

The COVID-19 crisis has triggered a major reorganisation of NHS care, with hospitals now having to plan to restart routine services while at the same time maintain their readiness for any increase in coronavirus cases.

The passports will help redeploy staff quickly to where they are needed most.

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Source: The Independent, 12 August 2020