NHS TEST AND TRACE NOTIFICATIONS

sparklep0ny

djh said:

onashoestring said:

Why would they do that ? 

    To find out how many respond to Test And Trace.
    I remember going through airport security screening once after questioning why the        alarm sounded was told it activated after a  given amount of people went through.
    

Perhaps it was your tinfoil hat that set off the detectors.

J_B

jon81uk said:

J_B said:

djh said:

............. who do not have the app.

I deleted the NHS Covis App ages ago but still have the 'ordinary' NHS App and got pinged yesterday.

After telling them I was double jabbed etc it said something like I had to be careful till 25th October, so when did I have contact with the 'offender'?

Check in the settings of your phone to see if exposure notifications are on or not. You should not be able to get "pinged" by an app you don't have installed. Its possible the exposure notifications are still on in the phone settings even though you removed the app? Or did you not remove the app properly?

If you do have the app to get pinged, go into settings in the app, then other data and it will show the date of the encounter.

Or did you get a phone call to tell you that you had been in contact with someone? That has nothing to do with any app and is reliant on the person testing positive giving details of contacts to the contact tracing call centre.

Android phone

Where could I find 'exposure notifications'?

I *uninstalled* the 'NHS Covid-19' app

I still have the standard NHS app which requires log in to see my medical records.

I had three emails on Tuesday afternoon/evening from "NHS Test and Trace Service"

I replied on Wednesday morning and then got a response saying 'you don't need to isolate - just get a PCR test'

I did go to Boots for a flu jab so maybe they instigated the ping? (as I gave them my NS number)

nyermen

A lot of people at work have told me they were contacted after flights.  I think - as someone said - that if one tests, they either contact the whole plane or at least a wide area around the passenger who was seated.

silvercar

J_B said:

jon81uk said:

J_B said:

djh said:

............. who do not have the app.

I deleted the NHS Covis App ages ago but still have the 'ordinary' NHS App and got pinged yesterday.

After telling them I was double jabbed etc it said something like I had to be careful till 25th October, so when did I have contact with the 'offender'?

Check in the settings of your phone to see if exposure notifications are on or not. You should not be able to get "pinged" by an app you don't have installed. Its possible the exposure notifications are still on in the phone settings even though you removed the app? Or did you not remove the app properly?

If you do have the app to get pinged, go into settings in the app, then other data and it will show the date of the encounter.

Or did you get a phone call to tell you that you had been in contact with someone? That has nothing to do with any app and is reliant on the person testing positive giving details of contacts to the contact tracing call centre.

Android phone

Where could I find 'exposure notifications'?

I *uninstalled* the 'NHS Covid-19' app

I still have the standard NHS app which requires log in to see my medical records.

I had three emails on Tuesday afternoon/evening from "NHS Test and Trace Service"

I replied on Wednesday morning and then got a response saying 'you don't need to isolate - just get a PCR test'

I did go to Boots for a flu jab so maybe they instigated the ping? (as I gave them my NS number)

There is some confusion here. The expression ‘pinged’ is often taken to mean the NHS covid app sent you an alert, whereas it looks like NHS test and trace made contact with you by email/ text. This would be nothing to do with the app. Either you’ve been on a flight or a recent contact has tested positive and T&T have swung into action.

jon81uk

J_B said:

jon81uk said:

J_B said:

djh said:

............. who do not have the app.

I deleted the NHS Covis App ages ago but still have the 'ordinary' NHS App and got pinged yesterday.

After telling them I was double jabbed etc it said something like I had to be careful till 25th October, so when did I have contact with the 'offender'?

Check in the settings of your phone to see if exposure notifications are on or not. You should not be able to get "pinged" by an app you don't have installed. Its possible the exposure notifications are still on in the phone settings even though you removed the app? Or did you not remove the app properly?

If you do have the app to get pinged, go into settings in the app, then other data and it will show the date of the encounter.

Or did you get a phone call to tell you that you had been in contact with someone? That has nothing to do with any app and is reliant on the person testing positive giving details of contacts to the contact tracing call centre.

Android phone

Where could I find 'exposure notifications'?

I *uninstalled* the 'NHS Covid-19' app

I still have the standard NHS app which requires log in to see my medical records.

I had three emails on Tuesday afternoon/evening from "NHS Test and Trace Service"

I replied on Wednesday morning and then got a response saying 'you don't need to isolate - just get a PCR test'

I did go to Boots for a flu jab so maybe they instigated the ping? (as I gave them my NS number)

I'm not familiar with Android, but if you are getting emails they have nothing to do with the app. The app doesn't store personal details so all it could do was send a push notification. Therefore if you are not getting push notifications then it isn't the app and you didn't get pinged. Sounds like it is completely uninstalled.

The emails are because someone else tested positive and you were at the same location as you so you are being advised to get tested.
Unlikely it was Boots unless the pharmacist who injected you was the one who tested positive.

Basically a "ping" is a push notification from the app and that just tells you your phone has been near the phone of someone who tested positive, it only tells you that information, no-one else.
A call or email from Test & trace has nothing to do with the app, that is because someone tested positive and told the test & trace service where they have been and who they have seen. People who were also at that location are then contacted.

J_B

Thanks both

Sorry, by bad  - used the wrong word .... not pinged, just emailed.

So how did T&T get my email address as opposed to my home address or phone number.

When I tested positive back in mid summer, I gave contacts names but not email addresses.

🤔

Westin

J_B said:

Thanks both

Sorry, by bad  - used the wrong word .... not pinged, just emailed.

So how did T&T get my email address as opposed to my home address or phone number.

When I tested positive back in mid summer, I gave contacts names but not email addresses.

🤔

Have you been overseas? Would the email address not come from the PLF that is completed and submitted before returning to the UK?

sheramber

My wife and I have had two recent trips to Spain by air. On both occasions we have duly completed all forms and tests

Did you not use your email address for these?

jon81uk

J_B said:

Thanks both

Sorry, by bad  - used the wrong word .... not pinged, just emailed.

So how did T&T get my email address as opposed to my home address or phone number.

When I tested positive back in mid summer, I gave contacts names but not email addresses.

🤔

Have you been to the cinema or theatre?
Flown somewhere?
Been to a restaurant with a reservation?

All of those things could have involved you giving your email address to receive tickets or reservation details, which would also be used for track and trace.

silvercar

Does your GP surgery have your email address? Have you registered on your NHS app? Ever reported a lateral flow test result?