KAINOS
important for our own staffs ’ development and allows them to further their careers .
“ If we use the example of the NHS App , this originated from a commitment made by the Secretary of State for Health in the Houses of Parliament that citizens would be able to view their health records through an app .
“ We worked collaboratively with NHS Digital and in partnership with Microsoft to develop the NHS App . It was an absolutely ‘ must deliver ’ project .”
“ We ’ re a services business and our reputation is for high quality delivery ,” says Sloan .
Derrick McCourt is the General Manager of the Customer Success Unit at Microsoft . With the UK government driving towards a cloud-first strategy , Kainos was already very well known to both Microsoft and McCourt , due to their outstanding track record in the public sector .
“ We were re-evaluating what the partner of the future would look like and , when we started recruiting a new wave of digital partners , Kainos really stood out .
KAINOS AND THE NHS APP
In 2021 , the NHS App was the most downloaded free app on the Apple store in England . 141 million COVID passes have been downloaded , with peak traffic in the region of 10,000 requests per second .
NHS App in summary :
• 25 million NHS App users
• 1.1 million GP appointments booked
• 10.4 million repeat prescriptions ordered
• 316,000 people registered their organ donation decision
• Most downloaded free iPhone app in England in 2021 aimagazine . com 59