More to be done on test and trace
27 August 2020
Commenting on the last NHS Test and Trace statistics, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery, said:
“This is a mixed picture.
"At face value it’s encouraging to see a significant fall in the numbers of people testing positive, despite an increase in tests carried out.
“It’s also good that more people are being transferred to the contact tracing system – in large part because a glitch in the system has now been fixed.
“But it’s worrying to see that too many people are still not being reached by the system.
“It’s also a real concern that overall turnaround times for swabs taken in the community are taking longer. This is a key component of an effective test and trace system which we’ll need for the months ahead. Clearly, we’re not there yet.”