Coronavirus: Testing and tracing roll-out at three health boards
Speaking at the government's daily coronavirus briefing, Ms Freeman said the software technology would allow contact tracing"on a much larger scale"Jeane Freeman said 600 additional staff from the NHS were ready to begin work on the tracing scheme
Ms Freeman said the technology would be rolled out to all health boards by the end of May and then"enhanced further" during June. Scottish Labour's health and social care spokeswoman Monica Lennon said the safety of the people of Scotland must not be"hampered by a failure to hire contact tracers"."The Cabinet Secretary for Health has been too slow to hire contact tracers despite clear demand for the role.
She said the guidance, which will come into effect on Monday, would ensure"enhanced professional and clinical care oversight".coronavirus testing to be expanded to care homes that are currently thought to be virus-free.
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