Test and trace in England – progress update

Test and trace in England – progress update With one of the largest pandemic-related budgets, the NHS Test and Trace Service (NHST&T) has expanded its testing capacity, tracing activities and distribution of rapid tests, but has further to go in reducing the overall time taken for reaching all cases and their contacts, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

Today’s report is the NAO’s second on government’s approach to test and trace services in England and focuses on the period from November 2020 to April 2021. National Audit Office

See also:

• Test and Trace costs remain a concern as performance falls seriously short Nuffield Trust
• Covid-19: NHS Test and Trace weaknesses remain, says watchdog BBC News
• Almost 600m NHS home Covid tests unaccounted for, auditors reveal The Guardian