Test and Trace is failing because people are wary of ‘cold caller’ 0300 numbers, LGA warns
The shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, called for a radical overhaul of the scheme and for local authorities to be...
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Frustration at test and trace sees councils go it alone to contact potential coronavirus sufferers
The Department of Health and Social Care said it was working closely with local authorities and had "assigned a ring-fenced...
Plan to test 150,000 symptomless people a day could cut coronavirus spread and quarantine
Health officials said the widespread rollout of "asymptomatic testing” could be used as a route to reducing the length of...
Simple blood test could help researchers detect Alzheimer’s earlier
A blood test for Alzheimer’s disease – capable of spotting the condition years before memory loss and confusion occur – is on the...
City dwellers will be within a 30-min walk of Covid testing centre, under plans to expand Test and Trace
The plans come amid increasing concern that the NHS Test and Trace system is failing to reach adequate numbers of...
Privacy body accuses NHS Test and Trace system of breaching data protection laws
The NHS Test and Trace programme has been accused of breaching data protection laws after the Government admitted it had failed...
Coronavirus outbreak confirmed at NHS Test and Trace Centre in Scotland
A cluster of coronavirus infections has been confirmed at an NHS Test and Trace call centre in North Lanarkshire. Measures have been...
Test and trace strategy would currently fail to prevent a second wave, says top official
Scientists have warned it is essential to quickly identify the "index cases" – those who test positive for the virus...
Herefordshire farm in lockdown as 73 workers test positive for Covid-19
A Herefordshire farm has gone into lockdown after 73 workers tested positive for coronavirus, sparking fears the harvest season...
Drones delivering Covid test kits to Scottish islands get Space Agency funding
The drones, which fly automatically, take between 10-30 minutes to deliver the supplies depending on the location, and are ideal...
Test and trace system gets worse at warning people to self-isolate after positive virus result
An additional 263 people - 3.8 per cent - could not be reached at all because no communications details were...
Positive Covid-19 cases not being asked to hand contacts over quickly enough as test and trace system lags behind
The “test and trace” system is getting slower at asking those who test positive for Covid-19 to hand over their...
Groundbreaking cancer blood test could help predict relapses
A groundbreaking cancer blood test which is ten times more sensitive in identifying DNA changes in patients could help predict...
People found to have coronavirus through Test and Trace will be asked to donate blood plasma
An NHSBT spokesman said: "We thank everyone who beat Covid-19 who got a text and is now offering to donate...
NHS Test and Trace faces legal challenge over privacy fears
A critical NHS project to track the spread of coronavirus and help reopen the economy has been hit by a legal challenge...
Two-hour coronavirus test could free up hospital beds before winter, study finds
Coronavirus tests which only take two hours can be used to free up hospital beds, a Cambridge study has found....
Test and trace scheme has contacted fewer than half of those at risk of coronavirus, leaked report suggests
Under the system, anyone with symptoms of coronavirus is asked to immediately book a test. If found positive, they are...
The NHS Test and Trace system, explained
Your questions answered Does my whole household have to isolate? This advice will only be issued to those who test...
What is the coronavirus test and trace system, and how will it work?
The end of a nationwide lockdown could be on the horizon, as the Health Secretary announced new plans to test...
Blood test could tell doctors if coronavirus patients are likely to become seriously ill, scientists say
The finding could also help researchers develop new treatments and vaccines. If scientists could discover what is causing the immune...
Government considering ‘health certificates’ if proof of immunity established via new antibody test
“Once antibody testing is up and running we will be able to test those people for coronavirus, perhaps on a...
First coronavirus antibody test given approval by Public Health England
Professor John Newton, the national coordinator of the UK Coronavirus Testing Programme, said: "We were confident that good quality antibody...
Wuhan to test entire 11m population as new cases raise fears of second coronavirus wave
Another member of the cluster is an 89-year-old man with a history of hypertension and cerebral infraction, who began experiencing...
UK-Dutch startup secures funding for instant-result coronavirus test
Portable tests for people infected with coronavirus which take seconds could be just a few months away after an Anglo-Dutch...
How to book a coronavirus test if you’re a key worker
Food and other necessary goods Food chain workers, including those involved in production, processing, distribution, sale and delivery of goods....
NHS contact tracing app will assess whether people have coronavirus without a test
He also said that while the initial alert system was completely anonymous, the NHS may later ask users to volunteer location...
Matt Hancock’s pledge to test 100,000 people a day for coronavirus was ‘arbitrary’, insiders say
Germany was one of a number of European countries that began to ease lockdown measures on Monday, opening general shops...
