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Just 14% of 691 million lateral flow tests distributed by test and trace were registered. and in periods of pressure, like december 2020, just 17% of people were receiving test results within 24 hours. we found it very difficult to see what it had achieved for the 37 billion. it set out very bold aims, it failed on many of its own terms. crucially now, its responsibilities are in the new uk health security agency. but thats still got a lot to prove. the main objective for test and trace was to h...

The performance of the test and trace programme in england has been under scrutiny for months. this assessment by mps could hardly be more damning. the public accounts committee, which examines value for money of government projects, says the programmes outcomes have been muddled and it hasnt achieved a number of its main objectives despite costing the taxpayer millions. the nhs test and trace programme has been one of the most expensive health programmes delivered during the pandemic. it has co...

Heres our health correspondent, dominic hughes. the performance of the test and trace programme in england has been under scrutiny for months. this assessment by mp5 could hardly be more damning. the public accounts committee which examines value for money of government projects says the programmes outcomes have been muddled, and it hasnt achieved a number of its main objectives, despite costing the taxpayer millions. the nhs test and trace programme has been one of the most expensive health pro...

Just 14% of 691 million lateral flow tests distributed by test and trace were registered. and in periods of pressure, like december 2020, just 17% of people were receiving test results within 24 hours. we found it very difficult to see what it had achieved for the 37 billion. it set out very bold aims, it failed on many of its own terms. crucially now, its responsibilities are in the new uk health security agency. but thats still got a lot to prove. the main objective for test and trace was to h...

Eligible fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from countries not on the UK's red list can take a cheaper lateral flow test instead of a PCR from today [Sunday 24 October].

Fully vaccinated passengers and most under 18s arriving from non red-list countries can use a lateral flow test on or before day 2 of their arrival in England

Holiday rule changes allow travellers to use lateral flow rather than PCR tests. READ MORE:

Holiday rule changes allow travellers to use lateral flow rather than PCR tests. READ MORE:

Fully vaccinated travellers returning to England from countries not on the travel ban red list can use a COVID-19 negative Lateral Flow Test (LFT) instead of the more expensive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, under the new rules effective from

Other parts of the UK Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are also expected to follow similar rules in the coming weeks