England’s "flagship" test-&-trace service is STILL spending more than £1m a day on private consultants - an “eye-watering” waste of taxpayers’ money that is failing to cut Covid infection levels.
The average DAILY contractor rate is £1,100.
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theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…
The average DAILY contractor rate is £1,100.
#ToryBritain
theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…
Dr Jenny Harries, CEO of the UK Health Security Agency, who is responsible for test & trace, told MPs in July there was a “very detailed ramp-down plan” to cut the number of consultants.
But latest figures show that at the end of October it STILL employed 1,230 consultants.
But latest figures show that at the end of October it STILL employed 1,230 consultants.
New contracts worth millions of pounds are STILL being awarded to private consultancy firms, despite repeated pledges to curb their use.
The test-and-trace system has a £37 BILLION two-year budget - equivalent to almost a fifth of the annual #NHS England budget.
The test-and-trace system has a £37 BILLION two-year budget - equivalent to almost a fifth of the annual #NHS England budget.
The test & trace system is designed to identify Covid cases and limit their spread.
But UK daily reported Covid cases exceeded 50,000 last month and remain at about 40,000 a day.
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But UK daily reported Covid cases exceeded 50,000 last month and remain at about 40,000 a day.
#ToryFailure
#ToryCronyism
#ToryCorruption
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