claim: two thirds of people contacted through tracing did still fully cooperate, pilot scheme finds
evidence_1: however, for the other 39 (two thirds) of the contacts, index cases were unable or unwilling to give their names and details.", "the bmj a covid-19 contact tracing pilot scheme in sheffield has found that two thirds of people contacted did not fully cooperate, and many of those worked in health and care settings.", "the sheffield community contact tracers team was created by a group of retired doctors and public health experts and began the local pilot in april after they became frustrated by the lack of government action on contact tracing.1 in a report,2 the team described the inability or unwillingness to engage by people working in health and care settings as a major challenge. they said that contact tracing may be resisted in workplaces, especially in the nhs and care homes, where contact tracing systems, social distancing of staff, and a culture supportive of self-isolation frequently does not exist. they also found that one in five of the initial patients responded to phone calls only after a physical message was hand deliveredsomething that the uk government may want to consider as it launches new nhs test and trace services."
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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