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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:NHS_Test_and_Trace_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/NHS_Test_and_Trace_logo.png/220px-NHS_Test_and_Trace_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/NHS_Test_and_Trace_logo.png/330px-NHS_Test_and_Trace_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/NHS_Test_and_Trace_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="359" data-file-height="140" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg/220px-NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="284" class="mw-file-element" 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ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Harries" title="Jenny Harries">Jenny Harries</a>, Chief Executive of <a href="/wiki/UK_Health_Security_Agency" title="UK Health Security Agency">UK Health Security Agency</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent department</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Department of Health and Social Care">Department of Health and Social Care</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>NHS Test and Trace</b> was a government-funded service in England, established in 2020 to track and help prevent the spread of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_England" title="COVID-19 pandemic in England">COVID-19</a>. The programme is part of the <a href="/wiki/UK_Health_Security_Agency" title="UK Health Security Agency">UK Health Security Agency</a>; the service and the agency are headed by <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Harries" title="Jenny Harries">Jenny Harries</a>. </p><p>The service was the responsibility of the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Secretary of State for Health and Social Care">Secretary of State for Health and Social Care</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Social_Care_(UK)" title="Minister of State for Social Care (UK)">Minister of State for Social Care</a>. It has devolved to the <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Innovation" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation</a> at that ministry.<sup id="cite_ref-minresp_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minresp-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initial budget for the service was £15<span class="nowrap"> </span>billion, rising to £22bn in November 2020, and a further £15bn was allocated for 2021–22 to bring the total for the two years to £37bn. Routine contact tracing was halted on 24 February 2022. </p><p>The service provides temporary sites where samples are taken from individuals, processes the samples at a newly created network of laboratories, and communicates the results; infected people are instructed to isolate themselves from others and asked to provide details of their recent close contacts, who are also told to isolate. Almost all of the work is outsourced to consultants and contractors, although some of the laboratories involve other government bodies and universities. NHS Test and Trace is separate from the pre-existing infection control function of <a href="/wiki/Public_Health_England" title="Public Health England">Public Health England</a>, which works with <a href="/wiki/NHS_England" title="NHS England">NHS</a> laboratories. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Creation">Creation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Creation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the early stages of the COVID-19 <a href="/wiki/Pandemic" title="Pandemic">pandemic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Contact_tracing" title="Contact tracing">contact tracing</a> was carried out by <a href="/wiki/Public_Health_England" title="Public Health England">Public Health England</a>, working with local authorities; PHE was an agency of the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Department of Health and Social Care">Department of Health and Social Care</a> and not part of the NHS. Tracing efforts largely ceased on 12 March 2020 in view of the wide spread of infection in the population.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around the same time, testing NHS patients and staff was made a priority, and took all available test capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new agency was announced by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hancock" title="Matt Hancock">Matt Hancock</a>, the then <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Secretary of State for Health and Social Care">Secretary of State for Health and Social Care</a>, in April 2020 and began operations towards the end of May. It was led by <a href="/wiki/Dido_Harding" title="Dido Harding">Dido Harding, Baroness Harding</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> <a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">peer</a> and businesswoman,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/UK_Health_Security_Agency" title="UK Health Security Agency">UK Health Security Agency</a> in April 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NHS Test and Trace's remit is to find people who have come into close contact with those infected by the virus, thus enabling the lifting of blanket lockdown restrictions and a potential shift towards more localised measures should they be required.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organisation employs a team of (initially) 25,000 <a href="/wiki/Contact_tracing" title="Contact tracing">contact tracers</a> who contact people who have newly tested positive for COVID-19 and ask them about their recent movements, before identifying others they may have come into contact with. Those people are then required to go into <a href="/wiki/Self-isolation" class="mw-redirect" title="Self-isolation">self-isolation</a> for ten days<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (fourteen days until December 2020;<sup id="cite_ref-ITV_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITV-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> some workers exempted from July 2021;<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> double-vaccinated exempted from August 2021;<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> isolation reduced to seven days in some cases in December 2021<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and then five days in January 2022).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The contact tracers are employed by <a href="/wiki/Serco" title="Serco">Serco</a>, who engage subcontractors – 29 of them in September 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Serco were paid £108<span class="nowrap"> </span>million for the first phase of the work, up to late August 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The call centre is operated by American specialists <a href="/wiki/Sitel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sitel">Sitel</a>, who were paid £84M for the first phase.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2020, Dido Harding described it as "the largest outbound calling centre in the UK".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Software from <a href="/wiki/Salesforce" title="Salesforce">Salesforce</a> is supplied by <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a> under a Strategic Sales Solution contract worth around £25M for 2020–21.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All components – administering tests, processing samples in laboratories, and contact tracing – are contracted to private companies. Multinational consultants <a href="/wiki/Deloitte" title="Deloitte">Deloitte</a> handle testing logistics, including collection of statistics, and in turn appointed <a href="/wiki/Outsourcing" title="Outsourcing">outsourcing</a> companies Serco, <a href="/wiki/Mitie" title="Mitie">Mitie</a>, <a href="/wiki/G4S" title="G4S">G4S</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sodexo" title="Sodexo">Sodexo</a>, together with the <a href="/wiki/Boots_(company)" title="Boots (company)">Boots</a> pharmacy chain, to run drive-through or walk-in test centres. In October 2020, over 1,100 Deloitte consultants were reported to be engaged.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Public_Accounts_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)">Public Accounts Committee</a> criticised "persistent reliance on consultants", stating that 2,500 were being used at an average cost of £1,100 per day each.<sup id="cite_ref-:34_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:34-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mobile testing units (MTUs) were designed, prototyped, bought and operated by the army in April.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 20 July there were 218 in operation in England, Wales and Scotland, and the units were then handed over to undisclosed civilian contractors.<sup id="cite_ref-:15_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:15-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mobile units in Northern Ireland were operated by civilians from the outset.<sup id="cite_ref-:15_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:15-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The system works in parallel with Public Health England's local health protection teams, who in turn work with local authority staff. Cases involving institutions such as hospitals, care homes and prisons are handed off to the local teams, who give advice to the institution rather than the affected individuals. Less complex cases are handled by NHS Test and Trace: the infected person is contacted by text, email or phone, and asked to give details of their recent close contacts. They may either enter these contact details into the Test and Trace website, or give them over the phone to a contact tracer.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If they do not respond, in some areas NHS Test and Trace passes their details to a team employed by the local authority, who make further attempts by phone or text and in some cases by home visit.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of December 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, there were in excess of 700 testing sites in operation with the stated average distance of travel to reach one at 2.4 miles. All sites operate 7 days a week, including over Christmas and New Year albeit with reduced hours.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geographic_scope">Geographic scope</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geographic scope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The scope of the NHS Test and Trace contact-tracing service is England only, the <a href="/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Health care in the United Kingdom">other United Kingdom administrations</a> making their own arrangements. However, the laboratory network operates UK-wide.<sup id="cite_ref-:13_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Budget">Budget</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Budget"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The initial budget for 2020–21 was £15bn, of which around 85% (£12.8bn) was for testing. In November 2020, a further £7bn was allocated as part of the UK government's COVID-19 Winter Plan.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> £15bn was allocated for the 2021–22 financial year, bringing the total for the two years to £37bn.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2022 it was confirmed that the test and trace programme had cost £15.7bn in 2021/22.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the first phases, Serco were awarded a 12-month contract worth up to £322M in June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A month after the ending of routine contact tracing in February 2022, the company won a two-year contract for disease testing and contact tracing worth a maximum of £212M.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Test_processing_and_'lighthouse_labs'"><span id="Test_processing_and_.27lighthouse_labs.27"></span>Test processing and 'lighthouse labs'</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Test processing and 'lighthouse labs'"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Priority_Postbox_for_COVID-19_testing_-_2020-11-25_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Priority_Postbox_for_COVID-19_testing_-_2020-11-25_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.png/170px-Priority_Postbox_for_COVID-19_testing_-_2020-11-25_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Priority_Postbox_for_COVID-19_testing_-_2020-11-25_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.png/255px-Priority_Postbox_for_COVID-19_testing_-_2020-11-25_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Priority_Postbox_for_COVID-19_testing_-_2020-11-25_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.png/340px-Priority_Postbox_for_COVID-19_testing_-_2020-11-25_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_01.png 2x" data-file-width="2435" data-file-height="3296" /></a><figcaption>"Priority Postbox", designated for returning home testing kits, <a href="/wiki/Great_Barr" title="Great Barr">Great Barr</a>, Birmingham, England</figcaption></figure> <p>Test kits for use at home (and at some test centres) are provided and processed by <a href="/wiki/Randox_Laboratories" class="mw-redirect" title="Randox Laboratories">Randox</a> under a £133M contract,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with logistics by <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a><sup id="cite_ref-:12_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Royal Mail</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-bbc1120_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc1120-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and some identity checking by American <a href="/wiki/Credit_bureau" title="Credit bureau">consumer credit agency</a> <a href="/wiki/TransUnion" title="TransUnion">TransUnion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Randox has a lab in Northern Ireland, although in May 2020 some samples were processed in the United States owing to lack of capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Special arrangements were made with Royal Mail for the return of home testing kits via designated "Priority Postboxes", which were identified by the attachment of special stickers.<sup id="cite_ref-RMPP_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RMPP-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tests for infections in England were carried out at laboratories within either Public Health England or the NHS (the latter often sited at hospitals, and reporting results to PHE's surveillance system).<sup id="cite_ref-:12_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early April 2020, the government reserved the capacity of these labs for testing NHS patients and staff, calling this "pillar one" of their testing strategy.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Pillar two" provided mass testing – at first to key workers, later to the general public – using a new network of large processing centres operated by commercial companies and universities,<sup id="cite_ref-:11_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> coordinated by Deloitte.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially three of these sites were planned, at Milton Keynes, Alderley Park and Glasgow. They were collectively named "lighthouse labs" since they employ the <a href="/wiki/PCR_test" class="mw-redirect" title="PCR test">PCR test</a> which uses <a href="/wiki/Fluorescent_dye" class="mw-redirect" title="Fluorescent dye">fluorescent dye</a> to detect the virus.<sup id="cite_ref-:13_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:13-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At Milton Keynes, around 240 academics, researchers and students volunteered their services in March and April 2020, in some cases processing tests manually until automation was ready towards the end of April.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Geneticist <a href="/wiki/Paul_Nurse" title="Paul Nurse">Paul Nurse</a>, director of the <a href="/wiki/Francis_Crick_Institute" title="Francis Crick Institute">Francis Crick Institute</a>, repurposed academic laboratories to perform tests and later criticised the government's reliance on the private sector.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of November 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, six sites were in operation:<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alderley_Park" title="Alderley Park">Alderley Park</a>, Cheshire – led by <a href="/wiki/Medicines_Discovery_Catapult" title="Medicines Discovery Catapult">Medicines Discovery Catapult</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge" title="Cambridge">Cambridge</a> – <a href="/wiki/AstraZeneca" title="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</a>, <a href="/wiki/GlaxoSmithKline" class="mw-redirect" title="GlaxoSmithKline">GlaxoSmithKline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambridge University">Cambridge University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> – <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow University">Glasgow University</a>, supported by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes" title="Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a> – UK Biocentre, part of the <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_for_Health_Research" class="mw-redirect" title="National Institute for Health Research">National Institute for Health Research</a> and with <a href="/wiki/Alan_McNally_(microbiologist)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan McNally (microbiologist)">Alan McNally</a> as the infectious diseases lead</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a> – <a href="/wiki/PerkinElmer" title="PerkinElmer">PerkinElmer</a>, supported by the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Government" title="Welsh Government">Welsh Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughborough" title="Loughborough">Loughborough</a> – PerkinElmer<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>In November two further 'mega labs' were announced as due to open in early 2021 at <a href="/wiki/Leamington_Spa" title="Leamington Spa">Leamington Spa</a> and an unconfirmed site in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Public_Accounts_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)">Public Accounts Committee</a> found that overall usage of laboratory testing capacity was below 65% in November and December 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-:32_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:32-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Scottish lab was subject to delays and in January its construction was halted, as the UK government was reported to be assessing the long-term demand for the laboratory.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, smaller laboratories were opened in Glasgow and Aberdeen during December 2020, but another smaller one planned for Edinburgh has not yet opened.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three new laboratories managed by NHS trusts, at <a href="/wiki/Gateshead" title="Gateshead">Gateshead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bracknell" title="Bracknell">Bracknell</a> (Brants Bridge) and <a href="/wiki/Plymouth" title="Plymouth">Plymouth</a>, joined the system in March 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Leamington Spa lab, described as the UK's first testing mega-lab, began operation in June 2021<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was later named as the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory, in honour of the <a href="/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin" title="Rosalind Franklin">pioneering scientist</a> in molecular biology. </p><p>From 1 April 2022, access to free tests was withdrawn except for high-risk settings (such as hospitals) and some workers in high-risk roles.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, most of the lighthouse labs were closed.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2023 the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory ceased to process PCR tests, leaving two sites operational alongside the NHS laboratories.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phone_app">Phone app</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Phone app"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NHS_COVID-19_QR_code_poster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/NHS_COVID-19_QR_code_poster.jpg/220px-NHS_COVID-19_QR_code_poster.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/NHS_COVID-19_QR_code_poster.jpg/330px-NHS_COVID-19_QR_code_poster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/NHS_COVID-19_QR_code_poster.jpg/440px-NHS_COVID-19_QR_code_poster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A venue poster showing a QR code to use with the NHS COVID-19 app</figcaption></figure> <p>The system was designed to work in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/NHS_COVID-19" title="NHS COVID-19">NHS COVID-19</a> app, which was originally announced for mid-May but subsequently delayed due to technical issues during its testing phase.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The app enables those who have been in close contact with a person with COVID to be identified using their mobile phone. Prior to this, information would be gathered by questioning people about their recent movements.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following a further delay, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a> MP <a href="/wiki/Daisy_Cooper" title="Daisy Cooper">Daisy Cooper</a> tweeted on 28 May: "Dido Harding just told me that the #NHSX app described by PM a week ago as 'world-beating' is in fact just a 'cherry on top' of the tracing system: which itself won’t be fully operational until end June... 4 weeks after lockdown restrictions ease. This is a high risk strategy."<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Replying to a question at the government's daily briefing on 11 June, Hancock was unable to give any date for rollout of the app, saying it would be brought in "when it's right to do so".<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 June, development of the app was abandoned in favour of a different design using the <a href="/wiki/Apple/Google_Exposure_Notification_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Apple/Google Exposure Notification system">Apple/Google Exposure Notification system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Public trials of the second version of the app began on 13 August 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it was made available to the public on 24 September.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Users of the app can scan a <a href="/wiki/QR_code" title="QR code">QR code</a> at participating venues. Between 24 September 2020<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 18 July 2021 it was mandatory for hospitality, tourism and leisure venues, hairdressers and similar services, and local authority amenities to display a code.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record-keeping_by_venues">Record-keeping by venues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Record-keeping by venues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From early July 2020, establishments where people came into prolonged contact with those from other households were asked to collect the names and phone numbers of staff, customers, and visitors, and to keep those records for 21 days. No check for accuracy was required, and at first there was no requirement to refuse admission to anyone declining to provide these details. Public health officers could request those records if the premises were suspected to be the site of a COVID-19 outbreak. Applicable establishments included all hospitality outlets except takeaway food and drink, tourism and leisure, community facilities, places of worship, and close contact services such as hairdressers.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 18 September, hospitality venues were required to refuse entry to a customer or visitor when they (or the leader of their group) had neither provided contact details nor scanned the official QR code using the <a href="/wiki/NHS_COVID-19_app" class="mw-redirect" title="NHS COVID-19 app">NHS COVID-19 app</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 October, the requirement to keep records was extended to cinemas, concert venues and theatres.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, it was reported that little use had been made of the data collected from app check-ins or held by venues.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the 29th of that month it became a requirement for every customer or visitor to provide their names and contact details; until then, when a group entered a venue it was sufficient for the group's leader to provide just their own name and details.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All legislation regarding data collection was revoked with effect from 19 July 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, government guidance continued to encourage check-in by customers, visitors and staff, and the keeping of records.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="At-home_self-testing">At-home self-testing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: At-home self-testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg/170px-NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg/255px-NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg/340px-NHS_COVID-19_Self-Test.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2480" data-file-height="3196" /></a><figcaption>A COVID-19 lateral flow test provided by NHS Test and Trace in April 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>From 9 April 2021, NHS Test and Trace made <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_rapid_antigen_test" title="COVID-19 rapid antigen test">COVID-19 rapid antigen</a> <a href="/wiki/Lateral_flow_test" title="Lateral flow test">lateral flow tests</a> available for home use by everyone in England, regardless of symptoms or occupation, in preparation for greater relaxation of social distancing rules. It became possible for each person to order, free of charge, a box of seven tests through <a href="/wiki/Gov.uk" title="Gov.uk">Gov.uk</a>. These are delivered by an overnight tracked service, with delivery possible through a standard home letterbox. The <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Department of Health and Social Care">Department of Health and Social Care</a> encouraged people in England to self-test twice a week in order to detect asymptomatic cases, which are reportedly as many as 1 in 3 infections.<sup id="cite_ref-self-test_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-self-test-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Results from the lateral flow test are designed to return in 30 minutes, and the accuracy of the test is reported to be one <a href="/wiki/False_positive" class="mw-redirect" title="False positive">false positive</a> in every 1,000 tests.<sup id="cite_ref-self-test_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-self-test-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/False_negative" class="mw-redirect" title="False negative">False negatives</a> are more common however, with a study of a November 2020 pilot deployment in Liverpool finding 23.2% of positive cases were not detected when tests were conducted by medical professionals, rising to 42.5% of positive cases when the tests were self-administered.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Anyone receiving a positive result is expected to self-isolate for the standard time mandated by government guidance.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The programme was outlined by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hancock" title="Matt Hancock">Matt Hancock</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Secretary of State for Health and Social Care">Secretary of State for Health and Social Care</a>, at the UK government's daily briefing on 23 April, when he stated that 18,000 contract tracers would be hired; at that time the name given to the programme was 'test, track and trace'.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the 4 May briefing, Hancock said he hoped to have the system in place by the middle of the month, and that 3,000 of the recruits would be medical staff.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was reported that <a href="/wiki/Serco" title="Serco">Serco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sitel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sitel">Sitel</a> had been contracted to supply 15,000 call centre workers, who would have a short training period, and Hancock was criticised for not making use of around 5,000 environmental health workers in local authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2020, <a href="/wiki/Ceredigion" title="Ceredigion">Ceredigion</a> council had developed their own contact tracing system using local trained staff and volunteers, with better results.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 May, Hancock appointed Baroness Harding to lead the contact tracing programme for England, with a remit to oversee the implementation of the programme and a contact tracing app;<sup id="cite_ref-:16_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by this time the mode of working had been established and contracts had been signed with suppliers.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc1120_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc1120-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 May, Hancock said 21,000 tracers had been hired.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 20 May, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a> told <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Questions" title="Prime Minister's Questions">Prime Minister's Questions</a> that a team of 25,000 contact tracers would be ready to begin work on 1 June.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The launch of the contact tracing service for England began on 22 May, when the government announced eleven pilot areas, including <a href="/wiki/Norfolk" title="Norfolk">Norfolk</a>, where the service would be initially rolled out. A £300M investment package was also announced to help local authorities support the service.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deployment">Deployment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Deployment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The launch of the system in England – branded for the first time as NHS Test and Trace – was announced by <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> on 27 May 2020, and it went live the next day,<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before it was fully ready.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially officials believed it would have the capacity to identify 10,000 people a day.<sup id="cite_ref-ITV_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITV-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> News that the service would be established without the phone app led to concerns manual tracing alone would not be effective enough to slow the spread of the virus.<sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the day of its launch, contact tracers began the process by contacting the 2,013 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 the previous day. Some tracers initially reported difficulties in accessing the system, but the UK government said it had not crashed and the problems were being resolved.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 May, Harding told MPs that the system would not be "fully operational at a local level" until the end of June.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contractor Serco stated in internal communications that they believed it would not be fully operational until September.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1 June, Hancock described the system as "up and running" but was unable to say how many cases had been handled.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 3 June <i><a href="/wiki/Channel_4_News" title="Channel 4 News">Channel 4 News</a></i> reported that 4,456 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported to Test and Trace between 28 and 31 May, with those people passing on 4,634 contacts, and of those it said 1,749 had been contacted by tracers. The government described the data as outdated. On the same day a contact tracer said in a BBC interview that although she had worked for 38 hours she had not been asked to speak to anyone since beginning work, and had spent her time watching <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>. In response the government said her story did not reflect the work taking place.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early July, NHS Test and Trace began to publish statistics for the numbers of tests performed and the time taken to return results. Before this, unreliable data had been published so as to ensure that the numbers of tests rose for each daily press conference. Decisions were made in order to achieve target numbers, rather than effective disease control systems.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various government departments, agencies and consultants struggled to navigate a maze of different computer systems.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Evolution">Evolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A reorganisation of the contact tracing element was announced on 10 August, following criticism that the service was not making use of local knowledge. The number of tracers in national teams would soon be reduced from 18,000 to 12,000,<sup id="cite_ref-:8_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and some staff would work in teams linked to local authorities, at first in areas with high prevalence;<sup id="cite_ref-:10_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the number of clinically trained advisors would not change.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Harding said "We have always been clear that NHS Test and Trace must be local by default ... we work with and through partners across the country".<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Andy_Burnham" title="Andy Burnham">Andy Burnham</a>, Mayor of Greater Manchester, said on 2 September that resources from the national test and trace system had not yet been released to local authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earlier, authorities including Blackburn and Oldham set up local systems involving GPs and Public Health England, as it was taking up to 96 hours for cases to be transferred from the national system.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 October, it was reported that local contact tracing had been trialled for several weeks in over 60 council areas, with local personnel picking up on "difficult cases".<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A government press release on 5 November stated that local tracing partnerships were in place for 148 local authorities, with a further 150 planned.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that month, the BBC reported criticism from councils concerning delays, missing contact details and lack of access to the central IT system.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc1120_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc1120-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A government press release on 28 January 2021 gave the number of local partnerships as 300.<sup id="cite_ref-:28_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:28-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 21 August there were around 370 testing sites, of which 38 were "walk-in" and 236 were mobile test units.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_93-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 September the total was 400, with a target of 500 by the end of October;<sup id="cite_ref-:19_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:19-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this target was exceeded, with 600 in operation at 2 November.<sup id="cite_ref-:26_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:26-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December the fleet of mobile test units was replaced by vehicles with twice the test capacity, and their number was doubled from 250 to 500.<sup id="cite_ref-:29_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:29-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At 28 January 2021 there were 800 test sites, and turnaround times had improved, with 94% of in-person test results returned the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-:28_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:28-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By mid-September, more than 11% of people living in England had been tested at least once.<sup id="cite_ref-:29_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:29-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early December, this had risen to 20%.<sup id="cite_ref-:14_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A business plan published in December set a goal of reaching 90% of cases, and 85% of the contacts they name, by the end of January 2021. Overall speed would be increased by March 2021, with a goal of 72 hours for the interval starting when a person books a test (which turns out to be positive) and ending when around 80% of their contacts have been notified. Partnership with local authorities would be strengthened, aided by up to £200M per month made available to them through the Contain Outbreak Management Fund.<sup id="cite_ref-:14_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:14-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, staffing was reduced by around 8,000 after cases declined from their January peak.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By July 2021, all areas of England were covered by local contact tracing partnerships, where staff from local authorities take over cases where the national team has been unable to make contact within 24 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same month, it was reported that Serco and Sitel had been asked to recruit 7,000 call-centre staff in response to rapidly increasing infections.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Self-isolation_support_payments">Self-isolation support payments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Self-isolation support payments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 28 September 2020 until 23 February 2022, employed people who were asked to isolate were eligible for a £500 payment if they were unable to work at home and were receiving certain state benefits or had a low income.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Managed_Quarantine_Service">Managed Quarantine Service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Managed Quarantine Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 15 February 2021, travellers entering the UK from outside the <a href="/wiki/Common_Travel_Area" title="Common Travel Area">Common Travel Area</a> were required to quarantine for 10 days at their destination, or (if arriving from or via certain countries) to pay for 11 nights in a designated hotel.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Statistical reports from NHS Test and Trace began to include managed quarantine after the scheme's first five weeks, 15 February to 17 March; by that time 289,000 people had entered the system, 282,000 of them "at home" and 6,400 at a hotel.<sup id="cite_ref-:33_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:33-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_2021_restructure">April 2021 restructure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: April 2021 restructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An announcement by Hancock on 18 August established the National Institute for Health Protection by combining NHS Test and Trace with parts of Public Health England.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:21_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:21-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2021, the new organisation was renamed the UK Health Security Agency, and a formal start date of 1 April was indicated.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UKHSA became fully operational on 1 October 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but with the NHS Test and Trace brand being continued through winter 2021/2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Living_with_Covid""><span id=".22Living_with_Covid.22"></span>"Living with Covid"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: "Living with Covid""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of the strategy for England called "Living with Covid", routine contact tracing ended on 24 February 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Key_people">Key people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Key people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Harries" title="Jenny Harries">Jenny Harries</a> (formerly a regional director at Public Health England and Deputy <a href="/wiki/Chief_Medical_Officer_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Medical Officer (United Kingdom)">Chief Medical Officer for England</a>) has been responsible for NHS Test and Trace since 1 April 2021, in her role as chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Previously, <a href="/wiki/Dido_Harding" title="Dido Harding">Dido Harding</a> led Test and Trace since its formation;<sup id="cite_ref-:16_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:16-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she has led <a href="/wiki/NHS_Improvement" title="NHS Improvement">NHS Improvement</a> since 2017. </p><p>Steve McManus has been the director of contact tracing since autumn 2020, on a six-month secondment from his role as chief executive of <a href="/wiki/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust" title="Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust">Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earlier directors include <a href="/wiki/Tom_Riordan" title="Tom Riordan">Tom Riordan</a> (for three months from mid-May 2020, alongside his role as CEO of <a href="/wiki/Leeds_City_Council" title="Leeds City Council">Leeds City Council</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:17_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Haroona Franklin (brought in from HM Revenue and Customs in July).<sup id="cite_ref-:6_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mike_Coupe" title="Mike Coupe">Mike Coupe</a>, former CEO of Sainsbury's supermarkets, was appointed as short-term leader of testing from October 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> replacing <a href="/wiki/Sarah-Jane_Marsh" title="Sarah-Jane Marsh">Sarah-Jane Marsh</a>, chief executive of <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Women%27s_and_Children%27s_NHS_Foundation_Trust" title="Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust">Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust</a>, who was appointed in May.<sup id="cite_ref-:17_120-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:17-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Susan_Hopkins" title="Susan Hopkins">Susan Hopkins</a>, a director in Public Health England's National Infection Service,<sup id="cite_ref-organ_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-organ-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> held the position of Interim Chief Medical Adviser in September 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of the following month, there were no other public health experts in the organisation's senior roles.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concerns_over_testing">Concerns over testing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Concerns over testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Capacity">Capacity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Capacity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late August 2020, the Lighthouse labs were overstretched and sought assistance from NHS labs.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in early September led to the demand for tests outstripping supply in some areas which caused delays in accessing the appointment system, and in some cases, people were being asked to travel longer distances to get tests.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_51943612_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc_51943612-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The leader of the testing programme, Sarah-Jane Marsh, apologised on 8 September 2020, saying the "pinch-point" was laboratory processing.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following day the senior director of public health in a local authority was quoted as saying "I am not interested in an apology. I want them to pull their finger out and sort this mess out or hand it over to us and get out of the way."<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Matt Hancock, commenting on the same issue, suggested that the reason people were unable to book tests was that the proportion being booked by people who were not eligible to have them had risen to 25%. He said "[w]e have seen an increase in demand including from people who are not eligible for tests, people who don't have symptoms".<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In mid-September, the <i>Independent</i> reported that the Lighthouse labs had been partly staffed by university technicians and students, who had since returned to their universities; there were also logistical difficulties with movement of test samples.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A report by <i>The Guardian</i> described testing sites attended by hardly any people, staffed by personnel frustrated at not being permitted to test people from nearby who turn up without an appointment. It was reported that people attending a site without appointment were advised informally to get an appointment anywhere using a false postcode, and download the <a href="/wiki/QR_code" title="QR code">QR code</a> for it; with such an appointment they can be tested.<sup id="cite_ref-busby_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-busby-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Analysis by <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> on 17 September found three factors causing strain on the system: the decision to reserve 100,000 tests per day (50% of capacity) for care home residents and staff; a surge in demand from schools; and the resurgence of the pandemic earlier than the expected October or November.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Questioned on the same day by the <a href="/wiki/Science_and_Technology_Select_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="Science and Technology Select Committee">Science and Technology Committee</a> of the Commons, Harding stated the current test capacity was 242,000 per day, and said that the increase in demand had not been expected.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The BBC were told that deliveries of samples to labs were unpredictable, making it hard to have the right number of staff in place each day.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc1120_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc1120-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 21 September paper from the Department of Health and Social Care listed the priorities for swab tests, and stated that members of the public without symptoms should not ask for tests.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Daily test capacity exceeded 500,000 by the end of October, aided by a further Lighthouse lab at <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:26_104-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:26-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2021, daily capacity was 790,000.<sup id="cite_ref-:30_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:30-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 3 million people were tested in the week ending 3 February, the highest number so far; by that date almost 21.8 million people had been tested at least once since the launch of NHS Test and Trace, equivalent to a third of the population of England.<sup id="cite_ref-:30_136-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:30-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_Immensa_scandal">2021 Immensa scandal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2021 Immensa scandal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 October 2021, UKHSA suspended processing of <a href="/wiki/PCR_test" class="mw-redirect" title="PCR test">PCR tests</a> at the Wolverhampton laboratory of Immensa Health Clinic Limited, after the lab was found to have issued incorrect negative test results between 2 September and 12 October.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agency estimated that 43,000 people, mainly in several counties of South West England, could have been given false negative results during that time. It was estimated that around a quarter of positive cases were missed, and experts pointed to a drop in cases in the affected area which was followed by a surge later in October.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Concerns were raised in late September and early October by members of the public, who noticed occurrences of positive <a href="/wiki/Lateral_flow_test" title="Lateral flow test">lateral flow tests</a> followed by negative PCR results, and UKHSA were aware of discrepancies by 6 October.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It transpired that no checks were in place to compare results against other laboratories.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> UKHSA launched a "serious untoward incident" investigation into the failings of itself and its predecessors, which published a final report in November 2022. The 87-page report made recommendations regarding procurement of laboratory services, their accreditation and monitoring, and processes for managing the response to incidents.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some improvements had already been made to UKHSA processes, including better detection of inconsistent lab results, better record-keeping during incidents, and improvements to contract management.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Immensa Health Clinic Ltd was established in May 2020 and had been awarded contracts worth £170M to process PCR tests.<sup id="cite_ref-accredit_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-accredit-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A sister company, Dante Labs, was at that time under investigation by the <a href="/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority" title="Competition and Markets Authority">Competition and Markets Authority</a> over concerns that PCR tests for travellers had been mishandled.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither company was accredited by the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Accreditation_Service" title="United Kingdom Accreditation Service">United Kingdom Accreditation Service</a>, contrary to assurances given by officials including <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Harries" title="Jenny Harries">Jenny Harries</a>, chief executive of UKHSA.<sup id="cite_ref-accredit_144-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-accredit-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Contact_tracing_statistics">Contact tracing statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Contact tracing statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Department of Health and Social Care">Department of Health & Social Care</a> publishes weekly statistics on contact tracing. Numbers shown below include the complex cases handled by local health protection teams as well as those handled online and by the call centre; the first week's report stated that a "high number" of contacts were managed by the local teams.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the end of July the percentage of contacts reached had decreased, which was said to be primarily due to a decrease in the number of complex cases handled by local teams, where the success rate is higher. Of the 3,688 cases handled in the week to 29 July, only 249 (7%) were classed as complex. After their close contacts were identified, in complex cases 93% were reached, while in non-complex cases 61% were reached.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_147-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following more targets not being met and the percentage of close contacts traced being at a record low of 69.2%,<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dido Harding said "NHS Test and Trace is working and every week we consistently reach the majority of people testing positive and their contacts".<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number of cases increased rapidly in September. By 23 September, the proportion of complex cases recorded by the system was small: 624 people reached, compared to 20,077 non-complex. The complex cases, by their nature, had many close contacts: 19,000 (an average of 30 per case) of whom 97.6% were reached. In contrast, there were 68,500 non-complex contacts (3.4 per case) of whom 61% were reached.<sup id="cite_ref-:23_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:23-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November, a BBC report stated that in several areas – including some with the highest rates of infection – around half of the contacts of known cases were being traced.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc1120_36-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc1120-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 18 November, contact tracing calls to those under the age of 18 ceased to be made in cases where their parent or guardian had already been contacted.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Sample week, near the peak of the 2021 wave of infections: 7–13 January 2021<sup id="cite_ref-:25_152-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:25-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Positive COVID-19 tests <p>referred to Test and Trace </p> </th> <th>People reached </th> <th>Close contacts identified </th> <th>Close contacts reached </th></tr> <tr> <td>351,567 </td> <td>304,789 (87%) </td> <td>613,524 </td> <td>570,097 (93%) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Cumulative for the first 12 months, 28 May 2020 to 26 May 2021<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Positive COVID-19 tests <p>referred to Test and Trace </p> </th> <th>People reached </th> <th>Close contacts identified </th> <th>Close contacts reached </th></tr> <tr> <td>3.90 million </td> <td>3.38 million (87%) </td> <td>8.40 million </td> <td>6.91 million (82%) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>These statistics ceased to be published after 23 June 2022, following policy changes made in the preceding months under the government's "Living with COVID-19" plan.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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The reason given is: it seems it hasn't been updated for five or six months - for example, currently 94% of contacts are reached - and doesn't mention testing at all.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2021</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Effectiveness">Effectiveness</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Effectiveness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2020, the <a href="/wiki/Scientific_Advisory_Group_for_Emergencies" title="Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies">SAGE</a> advisory body stated that, for the system to be effective, at least 80% of the contacts of an index case would need to be contacted.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July, medical academic Prof <a href="/wiki/Allyson_Pollock" title="Allyson Pollock">Allyson Pollock</a> wrote that the programme was "about as far from integrated or effective as you can get" and called on the government to publish details of its contracts with outsourcing companies.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 19 September, the Guardian reported that the government was preparing to "shore up" the programme by drafting in teams of management consultants.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/British_Medical_Association" title="British Medical Association">British Medical Association</a> (BMA) asked 8,190 doctors and medical students in England about their concerns about COVID-19; the results were published on 14 September 2020. 86% of respondents expected a second peak, and it was the main concern for 30%. 89% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the failure of test and trace risked causing a second wave.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 September, a paper submitted to and endorsed by <a href="/wiki/Scientific_Advisory_Group_for_Emergencies" title="Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies">SAGE</a> described the test, trace and isolate system as "having a marginal impact on transmission at the moment", owing to relatively low levels of engagement with the system, testing delays and likely poor rates of adherence with self-isolation.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some people would refuse to provide information when contacted or block the test and trace number.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late October, the i-Sense research collaboration (funded by the <a href="/wiki/Engineering_and_Physical_Sciences_Research_Council" title="Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council">Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council</a>) estimated end-to-end effectiveness to be 16%, as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Take 100 newly infected people</li> <li>Of these, 60 are estimated to be symptomatic</li> <li>Of these, around 39 are tested and receive a positive result</li> <li>Test and Trace reaches around 31 (81%), of whom 27 (85%) provide details of contacts</li> <li>Test and Trace reaches 16 (60%) of the contacts and advises them to isolate.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Costs">Costs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Costs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2021, the <a href="/wiki/Public_Accounts_Committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Public Accounts Committee (United Kingdom)">Public Accounts Committee</a> said it was not clear if the contribution of NHS Test and Trace to reducing infection levels could justify its "unimaginable" costs. They found that the system had never met its target to turnaround all tests in a face-to-face setting in 24 hours, and pointed out that although the system was set up with the aim of preventing future lockdowns, two more had been necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-:32_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:32-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dido Harding responded that the system was "making a real impact in breaking the chains of transmission".<sup id="cite_ref-:34_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:34-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_of_non-clinical_staff">Use of non-clinical staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Use of non-clinical staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late October 2020, as the second wave of infections put the service under strain, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said that "experienced call handlers" were being reallocated to gather contact information from infected people, and an internal email said they would work alongside nurses and clinical staff.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scams">Scams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Scams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Concerns were raised by members of the public and the media about how someone receiving a call from a contact tracer could be sure of it not being a scam. Speaking at the UK government's daily coronavirus briefing on 31 May, Dr <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Harries" title="Jenny Harries">Jenny Harries</a>, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, acknowledged those concerns but said it would quickly become apparent the call came from a professional, who "will make it very clear to you that they are calling for a particular reason. I think it will be very evident, when somebody rings you, these are professionally trained individuals and sitting over them are a group of senior clinical professionals."<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the contact tracing app trial on the Isle of Wight, the <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Trading_Standards_Institute" title="Chartered Trading Standards Institute">Chartered Trading Standards Institute</a> found evidence of a <a href="/wiki/Phishing" title="Phishing">phishing</a> scam. Victims would receive a text stating that they had been in contact with someone with COVID-19 and were directed to a website to input their personal details.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Data_protection">Data protection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Data protection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Concerns over data security and data protection have been raised. At launch, the programme did not have a Data Protection Impact Assessment, which is required by law.<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July, it was reported that workers on contract were sharing patients’ confidential information on social media support groups, due to a lack of alternative means to solve problems within their teams.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 July, privacy campaigners the <a href="/wiki/Open_Rights_Group" title="Open Rights Group">Open Rights Group</a> obtained an admission from government lawyers that NHS Test and Trace was operating unlawfully and breached <a href="/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation" title="General Data Protection Regulation">General Data Protection Regulations</a> (GDPR) because an overarching impact assessment had not been carried out. In response the UK Government said there was no evidence that data had been shared with third parties.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_comparisons">International comparisons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: International comparisons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although countries keep records in different ways, the <i>Our World in Data</i> research team from the University of Oxford said that the UK was performing more tests than many other countries.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_51943612_126-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc_51943612-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 14 September 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, they show that at 2.76 tests per 1,000 people, the UK rate was ahead of most countries, including the major European countries: Belgium (2.3), Russia (2.1), France (2.07), Ireland (2.07), Norway (2.03), Germany (1.79), Sweden (1.78), Spain (1.77), Switzerland (1.42), Netherlands (1.36), Austria (1.35), Italy (0.91) and Poland (0.46).<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_other_UK_countries">In other UK countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=NHS_Test_and_Trace&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: In other UK countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar programmes were put in place in the other countries of the UK. Northern Ireland became the first constituent country to reintroduce contact tracing when, on 23 April 2020, its Chief Medical Officer, Michael McBride, announced that a scheme was "active".<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a pilot, the system became fully operational in Northern Ireland on Monday 18 May.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Northern Ireland was the first part of the UK to launch a contact-tracing app, which was launched on 30 July.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The app runs on both <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">IOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> operating systems, but the developer said that it would not work on <a href="/wiki/IPhone_6" title="IPhone 6">iPhone 6</a> or older Apple devices.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Plans for <a href="/wiki/Test_%26_Protect" class="mw-redirect" title="Test & Protect">Test & Protect</a>, a contact tracing service in Scotland, were published by the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a> on 26 May 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it was launched on 28 May, shortly after NHS Test and Trace went live;<sup id="cite_ref-auto_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a companion app 'Protect Scotland' was launched 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Monitoring Project">Cancer Monitoring Project</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_Genomics_UK_Consortium" title="COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium">COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID_Symptom_Study" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID Symptom Study">COVID Symptom Study</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_passports_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 passports in the United Kingdom">COVID passports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RECOVERY_Trial" title="RECOVERY Trial">RECOVERY Trial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PANORAMIC_trial" title="PANORAMIC trial">PANORAMIC trial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGILE" title="AGILE">AGILE</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_hospitals_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 hospitals in the United Kingdom">Temporary hospitals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>England <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospital_Birmingham" title="NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham">Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospital_Yorkshire_and_the_Humber" title="NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber">Harrogate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospital_London" title="NHS Nightingale Hospital London">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospital_North_West" title="NHS Nightingale Hospital North West">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHS_Nightingale_Hospital_North_East" title="NHS Nightingale Hospital North East">Washington</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHS_Louisa_Jordan" title="NHS Louisa Jordan">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon%27s_Heart_Hospital" title="Dragon's Heart Hospital">Cardiff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_Sports_Park#Florence_Nightingale_Field_Hospital" title="Europa Sports Park">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Jersey#Nightingale_hospital" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Jersey">Jersey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_testing_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="COVID-19 testing in the United Kingdom">Testing programme</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHS_COVID-19" title="NHS COVID-19">NHS COVID-19 app</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NHS Test and Trace</a> (England)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Test,_Trace,_Protect" title="Test, Trace, Protect">Test, Trace, Protect</a> (Wales)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Moonshot" title="Operation Moonshot">Operation Moonshot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Test_to_Release" title="Test to Release">Test to Release</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Rapid_Test_Consortium" title="UK Rapid Test Consortium">UK Rapid Test Consortium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccination_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom">Vaccination programme</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oxford%E2%80%93AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine" title="Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine">Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Commission%E2%80%93AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine_dispute" title="European Commission–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dispute">European Commission–AstraZeneca dispute</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaccines_Manufacturing_and_Innovation_Centre" title="Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre">Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaccine_Taskforce" title="Vaccine Taskforce">Taskforce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_COVID-19_Vaccine_Deployment" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_legislation_connected_with_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="United Kingdom legislation connected with the COVID-19 pandemic">Legislation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_Health_(Control_of_Disease)_Act_1984" title="Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984">Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_Kingdom_budget" title="2020 United Kingdom budget">2020 budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contingencies_Fund_Act_2020" title="Contingencies Fund Act 2020">Contingencies Fund Act 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contingencies_Fund_Act_2021" title="Contingencies Fund Act 2021">Contingencies Fund Act 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_2020_United_Kingdom_summer_statement" title="July 2020 United Kingdom summer statement">Coronavirus mini-budget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/September_2020_United_Kingdom_Winter_Economy_Plan" title="September 2020 United Kingdom Winter Economy Plan">Winter Economy Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamp_Duty_Land_Tax_(Temporary_Relief)_Act_2020" title="Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020">Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corporate_Insolvency_and_Governance_Act_2020" title="Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020">Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Business_and_Planning_Act_2020" title="Business and Planning Act 2020">Business and Planning Act 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nightingale_Court" title="Nightingale Court">Nightingale Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_Recovery_Fund" title="Culture Recovery Fund">Culture Recovery Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2021_United_Kingdom_budget" title="March 2021 United Kingdom budget">2021 budget</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Revoked</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020">Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Business_Closure)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020">Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020">Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_local_lockdown_regulations_in_England" title="COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in England">COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_COVID-19_tier_regulations_in_England" title="First COVID-19 tier regulations in England">First COVID-19 tier regulations in England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(England)_(No._4)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020">Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(All_Tiers)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020">Coronavirus, Restrictions (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_International_Travel)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) Regulations 2020">Coronavirus, International Travel (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Wearing_of_Face_Coverings_on_Public_Transport)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020">Face Coverings on Public Transport (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Wearing_of_Face_Coverings_in_a_Relevant_Place)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020">Face Coverings in a Relevant Place (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(Steps)_(England)_Regulations_2021" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021">Coronavirus, Restrictions (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(Local_Authority_Enforcement_Powers_and_Amendment)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Local Authority Enforcement Powers and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020">Coronavirus, Restrictions (Local Authority Enforcement...) (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(England)_(No._3)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020">Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(Self-Isolation)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020">Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_International_Travel_and_Operator_Liability)_(England)_Regulations_2021" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) Regulations 2021">Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability (England) Regulations 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coronavirus_Act_2020" title="Coronavirus Act 2020">Coronavirus Act 2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Expired<br />or spent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(No._2)_(England)_Regulations_2020" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020">Coronavirus, Restrictions (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Wearing_of_Face_Coverings)_(England)_Regulations_2021" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021">Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(Entry_to_Venues_and_Events)_(England)_Regulations_2021" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021">Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Entry to Venues and Events) (England) Regulations 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_Protection_(Coronavirus,_Restrictions)_(All_Tiers_and_Self-Isolation)_(England)_(Amendment)_Regulations_2021" title="Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021">Coronavirus, Restrictions (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_responses_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="United Kingdom responses to the COVID-19 pandemic">Responses</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/British_government_response_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="British government response to the COVID-19 pandemic">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Coronavirus_Job_Retention_Scheme" title="Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme">Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Controversies_regarding_COVID-19_contracts_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Controversies regarding COVID-19 contracts in the United Kingdom">Contract controversies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_lockdown_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom">Lockdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eat_Out_to_Help_Out" title="Eat Out to Help Out">Eat Out to Help Out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Travel_Taskforce" title="Global Travel Taskforce">Global Travel Taskforce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Tutoring_Programme" title="National Tutoring Programme">National Tutoring Programme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pick_for_Britain" title="Pick for Britain">Pick for Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Birch" title="Project Birch">Project Birch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Can_you_look_them_in_the_eyes%3F" title="Can you look them in the eyes?">Can you look them in the eyes?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_for_Covid_Recovery" title="Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery">Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery</a> (Scotland)</li> <li>Pre-pandemic exercises <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Exercise_Cygnus" title="Exercise Cygnus">Exercise Cygnus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coughs_and_sneezes_spread_diseases" title="Coughs and sneezes spread diseases">Coughs and sneezes spread diseases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catch_It,_Bin_It,_Kill_It" title="Catch It, Bin It, Kill It">Catch It, Bin It, Kill It</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Military</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Rescript" title="Operation Rescript">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Broadshare" title="Operation Broadshare">Overseas territories</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Timelines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>England <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_England_(January%E2%80%93June_2020)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England (January–June 2020)">January–June 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_England_(July%E2%80%93December_2020)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England (July–December 2020)">July–December 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_England_(2021)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England (2021)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_England_(2022)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in England (2022)">2022</a></li></ul></li> <li>Northern Ireland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Northern_Ireland_(2020)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland (2020)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Northern_Ireland_(2021)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland (2021)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Northern_Ireland_(2022)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland (2022)">2022</a></li></ul></li> <li>Scotland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Scotland_(2020)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland (2020)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Scotland_(2021)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland (2021)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Scotland_(2022)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland (2022)">2022</a></li></ul></li> <li>Wales <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Wales_(2020)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales (2020)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Wales_(2021)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales (2021)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Wales_(2022)" title="Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales (2022)">2022</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advisory<br />bodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_College_COVID-19_Response_Team" title="Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team">Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_SAGE" title="Independent SAGE">Independent SAGE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Biosecurity_Centre" title="Joint Biosecurity Centre">Joint Biosecurity Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Committee_on_Vaccination_and_Immunisation" title="Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation">Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_and_Emerging_Respiratory_Virus_Threats_Advisory_Group" title="New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group">New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scientific_Advisory_Group_for_Emergencies" title="Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies">Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key people</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fenton" title="Kevin Fenton">Kevin Fenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Ferguson_(epidemiologist)" title="Neil Ferguson (epidemiologist)">Neil Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hancock" title="Matt Hancock">Matt Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dido_Harding" title="Dido Harding">Dido Harding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Harries" title="Jenny Harries">Jenny Harries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajid_Javid" title="Sajid Javid">Sajid Javid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wei_Shen_Lim" title="Wei Shen Lim">Wei Shen Lim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Prosser" title="Phil Prosser">Phil Prosser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Raine" title="June Raine">June Raine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rishi_Sunak" title="Rishi Sunak">Rishi Sunak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Throup" title="Maggie Throup">Maggie Throup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Vallance" title="Patrick Vallance">Patrick Vallance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Van-Tam" title="Jonathan Van-Tam">Jonathan Van-Tam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Whitty" title="Chris Whitty">Chris Whitty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadhim_Zahawi" title="Nadhim Zahawi">Nadhim Zahawi</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">England</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Powis" title="Stephen Powis">Stephen Powis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanda_Pritchard" title="Amanda Pritchard">Amanda Pritchard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Stevens" title="Simon Stevens">Simon Stevens</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Northern Ireland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arlene_Foster" title="Arlene Foster">Arlene Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Givan" title="Paul Givan">Paul Givan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_McArdle" title="Charlotte McArdle">Charlotte McArdle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McBride_(doctor)" title="Michael McBride (doctor)">Michael McBride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Neill" title="Michelle O'Neill">Michelle O'Neill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Swann" title="Robin Swann">Robin Swann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scotland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Calderwood" title="Catherine Calderwood">Catherine Calderwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_FitzPatrick" title="Joe FitzPatrick">Joe FitzPatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeane_Freeman" title="Jeane Freeman">Jeane Freeman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Leitch" title="Jason Leitch">Jason Leitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregor_Smith" title="Gregor Smith">Gregor Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devi_Sridhar" title="Devi Sridhar">Devi Sridhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Sturgeon" title="Nicola Sturgeon">Nicola Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humza_Yousaf" title="Humza Yousaf">Humza Yousaf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wales</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Atherton" title="Frank Atherton">Frank Atherton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Drakeford" title="Mark Drakeford">Mark Drakeford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaughan_Gething" title="Vaughan Gething">Vaughan Gething</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluned_Morgan,_Baroness_Morgan_of_Ely" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely">Eluned Morgan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media<br />depictions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Can_You_Hear_Me%3F_(Doctors)" title="Can You Hear Me? 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