Launch of the NHS Test and Trace App

Following a successful pilot, the app will launch in England and Wales on 24 September. 

The NHS Test and Trace app will provide users with local risk information, alert them if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive and has a built-in QR scanner to check-in at venues.

As such, local businesses will be required to display NHS QR posters so visitors and customers can start checking in safely and securely to venues from 24 September. 

Downloadable resources have been made available at https://covid19.nhs.uk/information-and-resources.html

Call for local SMEs to benefit from ‘green’ business support

The York & North Yorkshire Partnership (LEP) has today launched a business support programme to help local businesses make significant cost savings, whilst also saving the planet. The Grow Greener programme, funded by the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub and BEIS, has been specifically developed for SMEs in York and North Yorkshire with the