I’m sure I’m not the only one who has observed the increased usage of the NHS label appended to the test-and-trace service (Letters, 5 June) now that it is attracting criticism. If it fails, it’s an NHS failure; if it works, it’s a success for private enterprise.
Dr Martin J Schwarz
Oldham, Greater Manchester
• You state that Serco wants to “cement the position” of the private sector in the NHS (NHS test-and-trace system ‘not fully operational until September’, 4 June). When I was a governor of an NHS trust, Serco provided our back-office functions. The service was so dire that the contract was not renewed.
Ian Arnott
Peterborough
• Last Friday, I received a text from the North Bristol NHS trust informing me that my Covid-19 antibody test taken on the previous Monday was negative. This could have been useful were it not for the fact that I live in London and had taken no such test.
Dr Richard Barras
London
• Alok Sharma, the business secretary, got his test results back in 24 hours (Report, 4 June). It’s obvious we have a world-class system.
Tom Carter
London
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