06-01-2021, 02:38 AM
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Test and Trace failed to reach 30,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus
https://www.cityam.com/test-and-trac...ore-christmas/Just 16.9% of in-person tests, including those taken at local, mobile and regional testing hubs, were returned within 24 hours.
Meanwhile a mere 2.1 per cent of home tests kits delivered results within 24 hours, with the overwhelming majority taking more than 3 days to be returned.
It comes as the NHS Test and Trace scheme, which has so far cost the UK taxpayer more than £22bn, has faced sharp criticism for repeatedly failing to meet targets.
The £22bn figure also dwarfs the amount of cash the government has allocated for coronavirus vaccines. The UK has so far spent just £2.7bn on vaccines for the UK and low income countries.
In a scathing report last month on the programme’s performance, the UK’s spending watchdog urged ministers to “stop throwing money” at Test and Trace.
How "Incompetent" Harding holds on to these important posts without any experience, skill or interest is beyond me .....
06-01-2021, 04:40 AM
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Re: Test and Trace failed to reach 30,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus
Britain (or rather its government) has allowed itself to get into very dire straits indeed. 60000 new cases yesterday. Too little action too late in my opinion. Any tracing system wouldn't stand a chance.Let us hope that the current action saves the NHS from being overwhelmed and people don't die unnecessarily.
06-01-2021, 10:02 AM
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Re: Test and Trace failed to reach 30,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus
There is no way track and trace could work with such large numbers of infection circulating among a moving population before Christmas .Now we are in lock down it should be easier to track people's movements and contacts .
06-01-2021, 10:33 AM
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Re: Test and Trace failed to reach 30,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus
The "success " rate of T, T & T, under Harding's "control", has always been appallingly low, despite being the recipient of truckloads of money, e.g:Thursday 5 November 2020 11:36 am
Test and trace success rate stays near record low
https://www.cityam.com/covid19-test-...ar-record-low/
That’s only a minor improvement from the record low proportion of 59.6% reported two weeks ago.
06-01-2021, 11:36 AM
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Re: Test and Trace failed to reach 30,000 people who tested positive for coronavirus
Hmmm.I don't suppose that the reason T & T do so poorly is that people just don't care and will not use the service or comply?
Loads of people nowadays won't answer their phone if it's a number they don't recognize and certainly there is a huge number that don't have the app.
In light of that I have to be honest & say I'm amazed that T & T manage to contact even half of the contacts they're given.
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Looking further into this and I note that the figures touted by Omah are misleading: the figure given is for those contacted by phone only.
Here's a breakdown from 17th to 23rd December:
211,914 people were transferred to the contact tracing system of which 181,910 (85.8%) were reached, 27,178 (12.8%) were not reached and 2,826 (1.3%) had not provided communication details.
" Since Test and Trace launched, 85.0% of all cases have been reached."
85% success rate is surely pretty good by anybody's standards?
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...to-23-december
Somebody seems to be trying to manufacture a story where there really isn't one that is worthy of the hype they try to give it.
You don't believe me?
Look at the official stats as above.
"Close contacts identified by NHS Test and Trace
Between 17 December and 23 December, 407,603 people were identified as recent close contacts, of which 377,459 (92.6%) were reached and told to self-isolate and 30,144 (7.4%) were not reached. Considering only the contacts where communication details were provided, 96.4% were reached and told to self-isolate in the most recent week. This has remained constant for the past two weeks.
Since Test and Trace launched 84.7% of close contacts for whom contact details were provided have been reached."
Do you see that?
96.4% were reached!
An increase from the average of 84.7%, so why the grumbling and groaning?
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