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HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover presents this week’s podcast with reporters Jack Serle, Nick Carding and Jasmine Rapson, who look at two of the key workstreams focused on protecting staff and the public. Contact tracing software and testing have both been controversial over the past week, with privacy concerns and capacity issues to the fore. And Jack Serle takes us through the trends in mortality across the regions and inside and outside of hospital.