Many NHS staff face charge for Covid tests
With just days to go before the 1 April deadline marking the end of free covid testing for many, a … Read more
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Chief statistician warns that Government’s use of testing figures ‘falls well short’ of normal standards
In a letter to health secretary, Matt Hancock, the UK Statistics Authority chair Sir David Norgrove says that the government’s … Read more
Data shows that almost two-thirds of care homes have had no staff tested
The Independent reports that only 15 per cent of care home staff have been tested for coronavirus since the start … Read more
Care Homes – Hancock’s “protective ring” fails to protect
As the scale of the disaster inflicted on our care homes and social care by the Coronavirus has become clear, … Read more
Minister admits, UK likely to miss 100,000 coronavirus tests target
The cabinet minister, Robert Buckland, admits that the UK government is likely to miss its target of carrying out 100,000 … Read more
Testing for Covid-19 – an unresolved fiasco
Matt Hancock’s sudden conversion on April 23 to the cause of mass tracing of contacts of people infected by Covid-19 and commitment … Read more
UK labs ‘can process tens of thousands more tests’
A former director at the World Health Organization, Anthony Costello, says that the UK has the capacity to process tens … Read more
Trusts concerned over long waits for covid-19 test results
Several NHS trusts have waited up to a week to find out if their patients have covid-19, according to a … Read more