Claim: The NHS "Track & Trace" app cost £37 billion.
Fact-check: The NHS Test and Trace app was not the third most expensive project in history - Full Fact
Verdict: false. this figure is the total budget for the first two years of the entire nhs test and trace programme. the nhs covid-19 app itself is estimated to have cost £35 million in its first year.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-03-19T00:00:00