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Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Monday, 22 June 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Thursday, 25 June 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Nadine Dorries (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 August 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Deloitte: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2020 to Question 48980 on Deloitte: Coronavirus, to whom Deloitte is required to report positive cases of covid-19; and within what timeframe those positive cases are required to be so reported.

Answer

Deloitte is contracted to provide professional services support to the Department and the National Testing Programme. Deloitte’s role has included setting up testing facilities; coordinating the set-up of home and satellite delivery channels; and designing the digital platform that enables people to book a test and register their kit. Deloitte makes this digital information available to the National Pathology Exchange.

Once results are generated in the labs, the results information also flows to the National Pathology Exchange where the result is matched to the individual’s demographic information. These results are passed to Public Health England every 30 minutes through a data flow. As such, Deloitte does not have a role in the generation of results or the handling of positive case data.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
62428
Session
2019-21
Related items
Deloitte: Coronavirus
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Disclosure of information Disease control Screening Deloitte Coronavirus
Link
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