Watchdog claims government coronavirus testing programme was not prepared for university demand
The government’s NHS Test and Trace Service was not well prepared to cope with a spike in demand when universities and schools restarted in September, a report has found.
The National Audit Office watchdog said the government’s NHS Test and Trace Service (NHST&T) “did not plan for a sharp rise in testing demand in early autumn when schools and universities reopened”, in an interim report on the service published 11 December.
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