UNISON responds to Public Accounts Committee report on test and trace

Commenting on the latest Public Accounts Committee report ​published today (Wednesday) that reveals the NHS test and trace programme has failed on its ‘main objective’, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“Handing jaw-dropping sums of money to private companies to run critical public health operations was a mistake from the off. Test and trace wasn’t fit for purpose and the virus continued to spread.
“Existing public health bodies or