NHS Test and Trace

Why We Will Still Need Mass Testing Even When There's A Vaccine

The latest vaccine developments have been heralded as major breakthroughs. So has all the cash spent on Moonshot been a waste?
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Test And Trace Failed To Reach 40% Of 'Close Contacts' In First Week Of November Lockdown

Under-fire service also continues to post poor figures for test turnaround times.
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186,000 Covid Tests Are Being Wasted Each Day. Here’s How They Could Be Used

The government says it is "useful" to create more capacity than is needed – but the tests would also be "useful" for these people.
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NHS Test and Trace Boss Dido Harding Told To Self-Isolate By Her Own Covid-19 App

“Nothing like personal experience of your own products."
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Boris Johnson Tests Negative For Covid-19 But Will Still Self-Isolate

The prime minister took a "lateral flow test" available to staff in Downing Street.
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Boris Johnson Told To Self-Isolate By NHS Test And Trace

The prime minister says he feels "as fit as a butcher's dog", but will isolate after coming into contact with an MP who has tested positive for Covid-19.
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Test And Trace Fails To Reach 124,000 'Close Contacts' Of Covid Cases In A Single Week

Controversial system still unable to reach nearly 40% of those who should be self-isolating.
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Is Boris Johnson’s Test And Trace Service A Waste Of Money?

Two stark statistics – 532 more daily deaths and £12bn on test-and-trace – pose tough questions for the PM.
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Dido Harding Rejects Calls To Ditch 'NHS' From NHS Test And Trace Because 'That's Its Name'

Tory peer defends use of private sector in creating "a retail organisation" bigger than Asda.
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Yet Another New Low For Test And Trace With Worst Ever Week

Under-fire service failed to reach 113,000 people known to have had close contact with Covid cases.
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