General update:.
Some soft launches of contact tracing & antibody tests through this week and next. Most areas are still waiting on national guidance - current testing covers those with symptoms but not asymptomatic. There is quite a lot of uncertainty about how the tracing will work, mostly related to prioritisation and limited capacity. More uncertainty about data as mixed models are being used to indicate where the result comes from - individual postcode or the testing site - different testers use different reporting. Access to data is still an ongoing issue especially pillar 2 data. If lockdown eases there needs to be much greater capacity and speedier results to ensure risk is minimised and to meet increasing expected demand.
Some NHS services will be reopening, but needs to be done slowly as there is, as you might expect, fatigue across the system - mental health and wellbeing of staff is crucial.
Care homes are still an issue and hotspots across the country. Funding has been made available by Government to support the system which should help.
Schools - evidence and analysis suggests low risk to children (many models suggest this including WHO) but risk to teaching staff and parents especially as further restrictions are eased across June and July. Balance of risk of not attending school vs attending. No risk free solution.
Hospital capacity is a mixed bag but generally fine.
Concern about lifting of lockdown restrictions caused by different perceptions of risk and different interpretations of the rules (where have we heard that before?). Good tracing and testing is needed alongside general compliance for it to be effective.
Some stuff about hospital data results suggesting that there is no increased risk to particular communities over and above existing socioeconomic factors.
Some soft launches of contact tracing & antibody tests through this week and next. Most areas are still waiting on national guidance - current testing covers those with symptoms but not asymptomatic. There is quite a lot of uncertainty about how the tracing will work, mostly related to prioritisation and limited capacity. More uncertainty about data as mixed models are being used to indicate where the result comes from - individual postcode or the testing site - different testers use different reporting. Access to data is still an ongoing issue especially pillar 2 data. If lockdown eases there needs to be much greater capacity and speedier results to ensure risk is minimised and to meet increasing expected demand.
Some NHS services will be reopening, but needs to be done slowly as there is, as you might expect, fatigue across the system - mental health and wellbeing of staff is crucial.
Care homes are still an issue and hotspots across the country. Funding has been made available by Government to support the system which should help.
Schools - evidence and analysis suggests low risk to children (many models suggest this including WHO) but risk to teaching staff and parents especially as further restrictions are eased across June and July. Balance of risk of not attending school vs attending. No risk free solution.
Hospital capacity is a mixed bag but generally fine.
Concern about lifting of lockdown restrictions caused by different perceptions of risk and different interpretations of the rules (where have we heard that before?). Good tracing and testing is needed alongside general compliance for it to be effective.
Some stuff about hospital data results suggesting that there is no increased risk to particular communities over and above existing socioeconomic factors.
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