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NHS Test and Trace continues to improve
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Test turnaround times are improving, more contacts are being reached than ever before, while 200 local tracing partnerships have been launched with local authorities.
All local authorities in England to be placed in one of 3 tiers based on the latest available data.
NHS workforce data for August shows the number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 14,813 compared to last year, and the number of doctors rose to a record 121,726.
This page sets out the full list of local restriction tiers by area from Wednesday 2 December 2020.
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