Test and trace is in free fall. It's so clear that the privatisation of the system is failing.

Testing is being run by the likes of G4S, Serco and Deloitte, and they're failing.

While we've found it hard to get access to the contracts for contact tracing, insider sources suggest that Sitel's contract are set to come up for renewal on October 4th. We don't know how long Serco's has been renewed for but we think it is likely to be similar.

Regardless of whether that is the case, we need to ramp up the pressure to push for contact tracing and testing that is run in public hands, for people not profit.

Serco are getting multiple contracts and failing on each one. Contact tracing staff reported that they had nothing do but watch Netflix all day, so we decided to host an event with you calling people to Netflix and rise up!

We have a week of actions we need you to take part in, so Matt Hancock feels that he has to act to give local NHS and public health teams more funds - all we need you to do is join us on Monday 21, for an hour at 6:30pm!

We'll take you through the campaign, the actions you can take, plus we've got amazing speakers, including Labour MP Rachel Reeves, Professor Allyson Pollock, a leading voice for a public NHS and a member of Independent SAGE, as well as John Ashton, former Regional Director of Public Health for North-West England and author of the forthcoming book Blinded by Corona.

The government won't admit its failings and let the NHS and local public health teams the funds lead, and it's causing SO much distress and harm. So we're going to mobilise to make them listen.

Join us.