. ▁The ▁N HS ▁since ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁purs uing ▁its ▁own ▁app - based ▁solution , ▁but ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁enable ▁people ▁who ▁have ▁a ▁GO V . UK ▁Ver ify ▁account ▁to ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁log ▁in ▁to ▁N HS ▁systems . ▁ ▁International ▁ ▁Work ▁is ▁under way ▁to ▁enable ▁non - UK ▁citizens ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁service ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁GO V . UK ▁Ver ify ▁is ▁designed ▁with ▁inter oper ability ▁with ▁the ▁ID ▁schemes ▁of ▁other ▁EU ▁states ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁e ID AS ▁scheme . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁GO V . UK ▁Ver ify ▁took ▁its ▁first ▁step ▁towards ▁en abling ▁UK ▁residents ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁GO V . UK ▁Ver ify ▁account ▁to ▁log ▁on ▁to ▁online ▁public ▁services ▁in ▁other ▁EU ▁countries . ▁The ▁scheme ▁was ▁' not ified ' ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁The ▁GO V . UK ▁Ver ify ▁has ▁not ▁met ▁various ▁targets ▁that ▁G DS ▁set ▁for ▁it : ▁The ▁platform ▁was ▁originally ▁due ▁to ▁launch ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁do ▁so ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁success ▁rate ▁in ▁ver ifying ▁individuals ▁is ▁ 4 7 % ▁as ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁meet ▁all ▁the ▁identity ▁requirements ▁of ▁government ▁depart ments , ▁such