Why the Test and Trace system is failing
4 years, 2 months ago

Why the Test and Trace system is failing

The Telegraph  

It was sold to the country as a vital line of defence against Covid-19 – a state-of-the-art operation to stop the virus before it had a chance to spread. Ministers promised that the new £12 billion NHS Test and Trace programme would keep the virus at bay over the winter, allowing people to carry on their daily lives without fear of another lockdown. More than five months later, Covid cases are surging again, and this week the Government's Sage committee issued its verdict – NHS Test and Trace is not working. Test As coronavirus faded over the summer, Boris Johnson made a bold promise to prepare for winter by increasing Britain's testing capacity to half a million every day by the end of October. Yet data from NHS England showed that the number of tests completed last week only increased by five per cent compared to the week before.

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Agency responsible for Test and Trace programme scolded for accounting failings
1 year, 11 months ago

Agency responsible for Test and Trace programme scolded for accounting failings

The Independent  

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Test and Trace is the dead elephant in the room – its stench grows by the day
3 years, 9 months ago

Test and Trace is the dead elephant in the room – its stench grows by the day

The Independent  

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UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus

India Today  

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government’s NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care told Reuters on Saturday. “NHS Test and Trace has contacted 1,311 individuals who were incorrectly told that the result of COVID-19 tests, taken between Nov. 19 and Nov. …

Coronavirus: Michael Gove defends £7,000 day rate for some Test and Trace consultants
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Michael Gove defends £7,000 day rate for some Test and Trace consultants

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked about the spend on Saturday on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Mr Gove said: …

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe

The Independent  

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UK Covid Test and Trace system records worst ever week
4 years, 2 months ago

UK Covid Test and Trace system records worst ever week

The Independent  

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Government’s test and trace system having ‘marginal’ impact and must grow at ‘same rate as epidemic’, Sage warns
4 years, 2 months ago

Government’s test and trace system having ‘marginal’ impact and must grow at ‘same rate as epidemic’, Sage warns

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system has ‘concerning’ worst-ever week
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system has ‘concerning’ worst-ever week

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19

The Independent  

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Britain to bring in mass testing to curb spread of COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Britain to bring in mass testing to curb spread of COVID-19

India Today  

Britain plans to bring in regular, population-wide testing for COVID-19 so it can suppress the spread of the virus and limit restrictions that have crippled one of the worst-hit countries in the world. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the government was trialing a range of new, faster tests that can give instant results and hoped to roll them out towards …

Coronavirus: Government must replace failing test and trace scheme so schools can reopen, Independent Sage warns
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Government must replace failing test and trace scheme so schools can reopen, Independent Sage warns

The Independent  

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The government's failed centralised track and trace system is a disaster for England
4 years, 5 months ago

The government's failed centralised track and trace system is a disaster for England

The Independent  

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Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity
4 years, 5 months ago

Britain to Roll Out Millions of 90-minute Coronavirus Tests to Boost Capacity

News 18  

Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on Monday. “The fact these tests can detect flu, as well as COVID-19, will be hugely beneficial as we head into winter, so patients can …

Coronavirus UK: Government launches new test and trace drive
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Government launches new test and trace drive

Daily Mail  

The Government will launch a new NHS Test and Trace public health campaign in a desperate bid to improve the lagging system after it emerged a third of contacts are still being missed. Some 81 per cent of contacts reached were able to give details of one or more contacts There has been a gradual increase in the percentage of …

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system failing in areas battling major outbreaks, leaked analysis reveals
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system failing in areas battling major outbreaks, leaked analysis reveals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Leaked analysis obtained by The Independent shows that across northwest England, the national tracing service …

Failing the test: Slow start and flawed decisions in Britain’s coronavirus testing have cost lives, warn health leaders
4 years, 6 months ago

Failing the test: Slow start and flawed decisions in Britain’s coronavirus testing have cost lives, warn health leaders

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Our investigation also found that: Rather than being able to identify and contain outbreaks using …

Coronavirus: ‘Many unnecessary deaths’ risked by lifting lockdown before contact tracing system effective, scientists warn
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: ‘Many unnecessary deaths’ risked by lifting lockdown before contact tracing system effective, scientists warn

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Ministers urged to pay wages of people told to self-isolate under test and trace scheme
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Ministers urged to pay wages of people told to self-isolate under test and trace scheme

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Test and trace initially scrapped because system could handle just five cases a week
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace initially scrapped because system could handle just five cases a week

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Test and trace system launched by Boris Johnson yesterday won’t be ‘fully operational’ until end of next month, chief admits
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace system launched by Boris Johnson yesterday won’t be ‘fully operational’ until end of next month, chief admits

The Independent  

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Coronavirus test and trace system plunged into chaos as NHS staff unable to log in
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus test and trace system plunged into chaos as NHS staff unable to log in

The Independent  

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UK's COVID-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second wave of Coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 7 months ago

UK's COVID-19 tracking system under fire amid warning of second wave of Coronavirus outbreak

Firstpost  

PM Boris Johnson said a “world-beating” program for tracing those suspected to be infected by COVID-19, would be in place by 1 June. Britain’s system for tracing those with the novel coronavirus was under fire on Thursday as it grappled with the development of a tracking app and health workers warned the government that unless there was clarity it could …

Lockdown could be eased further on 1 June even if ‘test and trace’ delayed again, No 10 says
4 years, 7 months ago

Lockdown could be eased further on 1 June even if ‘test and trace’ delayed again, No 10 says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The lockdown could be eased further next month even if the …

Coronavirus: Government made ‘mistake’ in dropping test track and trace, says scientist on Sage panel
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Government made ‘mistake’ in dropping test track and trace, says scientist on Sage panel

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Government finally reveals lockdown ‘exit strategy’ with plan to recruit 18,000 to trace infected people
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Government finally reveals lockdown ‘exit strategy’ with plan to recruit 18,000 to trace infected people

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Minister admits low number of tests carried out is ‘really troubling’ and hints at mistakes
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Minister admits low number of tests carried out is ‘really troubling’ and hints at mistakes

The Independent  

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UK turns to private sector to boost virus testing capacity
4 years, 9 months ago

UK turns to private sector to boost virus testing capacity

Al Jazeera  

Millions of coronavirus tests will be distributed in the United Kingdom in the coming months, officials have pledged, following criticism that the government has moved too slowly. After England’s chief medical officer conceded on Tuesday that there were lessons to be learned from Germany on testing, the Conservative government is again turning to the country’s private sector, saying it aimed …

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