Re: Name rings a bell
They did not ‘take over from PHE’ against expert advice Matt Hancock/BoJo ignored the existing NHS/Public Health Pillar 1 testing people and systems and setup pillar 2 with their outsourcing buddies.
Go look for BBC Newscast with Prof Andrew McNally who helped setup pillar 2/Lighthouse regardless of the advice being ignored.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08rly5r
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/university/colleges/mds/news/2020/04/mcnally-lighthouse-testing.aspx