I am a paramedic working for NHS test and trace but I've yet to make a single call
by As told to Sarah Johnson from Science | The Guardian on (#559GC)
I am being paid to sit and refresh my computer screen every 15 minutes. The world-beating' system is a shambles
NHS test and trace was meant to be world-beating, but in my experience it's been a shambles. I am a paramedic who has been working for the service since it launched, but I have yet to make a single call.
Last week I got an email from NHS Professionals, the largest NHS staff bank in the UK. It said it had almost been a month since the service went live, and thanked me for my hard work and commitment to date".
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