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Not yet, I only have confirmation of the two centres, i have emailed AZ but no reply yet, probably unlikely to reply to a "joe public" question if the roll out of lighthouse labs program is confidential.
I could do with knowing someone in government lol :)
100% agree
This is why we ended up with pallet loads of PHE equipment from China that wasn't fit for purpose and had to be returned!
And why the bloody French are buying crap from China the mess they are in is beyond me. Wouldn't surprise me if they have to rethink if the orders don't get completed on time or even work properly!
I think the "logic" if we can call it that, is get thousands tested and well if its only 80% accurate and 5% false positives it at least moves testing forward quicker rather than 24hrs for lab returns and we may pick up those contagious quicker.
In reality, NCYT have the tech now to deliver a rapid response that is close to 100% accurate further winterplex can show if the individual has anything else but are they aware?
If someone can now wake up to that we can get through this a lot quicker. NCYT have a track record of delivering what they say.
The only saving grace is that the testing demand is so seriously high worldwide and not that many companies can meet any demand so NCYT would probably win orders by default anyway.
If we could get an update on any orders from the company or progress to date in some format, even if just to confirm they are still on track in H2, it would seriously help.
See what next week brings, GLA
You arrive at the covid testing station, the attendant offers you a choice of three tests.
“Would you like test one, it was manufactured in China and is 80% accurate, or how about test number two, which is made in Europe but is only 75% reliable, or you could take option three, which has been labelled ‘gold standard’, is manufactured in the UK and also sells to 130 countries, as it is 99.8% reliable and has been since January of this year.”
Obviously this conversation will never happen, as you will only be offered one of a variety of tests available, depending on your postcode.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to exclusively use the testing company with the longest and best track record in reliability and quality that can now offer a complete range of tests for differing environments and settings?
This would make national, regional and local covid statistics more uniform and accurate, leading to better use of resources and outcomes for patients.
One company, one set of genuine results, only offering new contracts to rival testing companies that can consistently come up with matching efficacy and production numbers, sorting the wheat from the chaff.
A rational businessman with a reasonable level of intellect would surely come to that conclusion, but sadly that is not the case. If you’re well connected you can sell any old tat to the NHS, no questions asked (or answered).
This government are playing with your lives (and lungs), so don’t expect to see them rushing to sign on the dotted line where Novacyt are concerned. Novacyt don’t receive any favours, their contracts will be hard won in an honest fashion.
Maybe Graham Mullis should have offered a non-executive directorship to one of the junior health ministers at the start of the year or maybe used some of his company profits to push a donation in the right direction.
This stalling of awarding contracts is now becoming embarrassing. Care homes, airports, high-rise office blocks etc should already have been using Novacyt tests, but we still have to suffer the mish-mash of the ‘postcode lottery’ testing stations as we enter the next critical phase, as covid takes hold once more into the Autumn/ Winter seasons.
If you want another example of how this government operate, take a look at this snippet from a blog post taken from another LSE share page.
‘Dido Harding, head of the government’s recently created ‘test and trace’ system, said test and trace would be ‘local by default’ and be ‘highly efficient’.
She then handed £12bn to Serco, which is highly efficient in charging us £7360 per day for consultants to trace covid infections, which they aren’t doing.
Serco’s CEO is the brother of an ex-tory MP, his partner is a tory donor. Serco’s ex-head of PR is now a tory health minister.
If you feel all this is a bit corrupt, you can complain to the govt’s anti-corruption champion, John Penrose, who is married to Dido Harding.’
Need I say more?
‘Test and Trace’ Should be