DonPeffers Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Today https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54903038 "Covid in Scotland: Concern over Test and Protect 'coding error". "A "coding error" led to contact tracing staff in Scotland overestimating the number of people contacted within 24 hours of testing positive for Covid. Test and Protect staff failed to contact about half of positive Covid cases in Scotland within that time. The Scottish Sun highlighted the revised official statistics after Public Health Scotland admitted its numbers contained mistakes. Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the system was "very effective"......."he said the number of contacts traced within 72 hours was above international standards". "...contact tracing cases taking more than 24 hours to complete rose from 17,225 to 23,828". So about 3 days to trace contacts who can be spreading covid. Not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan France Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Some of the testing is working well. Family member was asked to book a test by doctor at 2pm, took test at 3pm and got negative result at 6am next day. Tracing was always going to be difficult and I don’t believe all the positive figures suggested by local councils, could be an element of trying to justify more funding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPeffers Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Good result Alan and hope for many more. Local Councils and Health boards have long done contact tracing for communicable disease (STI). Not involved personally. Imagine an unknown call centre operative phoning about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke 2 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Could be that if you haven,t caught the virus and if they are very busy, then there is no urgency to contact you immediatley . ( Just a thought ) My Partner and three girls waited 7 days here on Merseyside . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve (sdh2903) Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 You really need to stop reading the news Don. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHew Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 What i cant get past is the eye-watering costs paid to developets for an absolute shambles. Difficult to dig down to the correct figures but ive even seen £B12 quoted. This just cant be in the correct universe never mind ball park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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