Hospital foyer pop-up hosts app sign-ups and quick checks

A volunteer-run kiosk in a London hospital foyer has started turning short visits into small pieces of health admin, with staff helping people register for the NHS App while a nearby community pharmacy team offers seated blood-pressure checks for anyone passing between clinics and the café.

The set-up is aimed at visitors who rarely book routine slots: a five-minute walk-through gets the NHS App installed so repeat prescriptions and records are easier to manage, then a quick reading flags who should arrange a follow-up rather than leaving issues to drift.

The digital push leans on national momentum—NHS England reported 33 million registered NHS App users by mid-2024—but staff here focus on people who are still offline or share a family phone, showing the basics in person so the app becomes usable the same day (source and window named below).

The pharmacy element builds on a national service that has delivered millions of blood-pressure checks in community settings across 2021–2024, prioritising over-40s and those less likely to see a GP; putting the offer in a public foyer means a reading can be taken between appointments without a separate trip.

Equity sits in the detail: the kiosk keeps printed how-to cards in the most requested languages, places chairs near step-free doors, and runs during visiting hours so people relying on public transport can combine a hospital visit with simple health tasks.

Day to day, the change looks ordinary—someone leaves with the app working and a normal reading, another is advised to repeat a high result at the pharmacy or book a GP slot—while organisers track weekly app sign-ups and the share of elevated readings to decide when and where the foyer stand runs next.

14 November 2025 12:03 By London Health News Desk