NHS test and trace to cut 6,000 jobs but strengthen regional teams

Move comes after employees say they have made just a handful of calls under the present system

NHS test and trace is cutting 6,000 contact tracer jobs and allocating roles to regional teams to work with councils, following criticism by local authorities that the centrally run system was failing to tackle local outbreaks.

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