Changes to COVID-19 Testing Guidance – April 2024

In response to the success of the COVID-19 vaccine programme, testing will only be provided to individuals at highest risk from COVID-19, continuing to support diagnosis for care and access to treatments.   THE UK Health Security Agency (UKHA) has published guidance...

Expired PCR kits – Don’t get caught out

A message to all care homes to please check your expiry dates on you PCR kits as COVID has unfortunately not gone away. A care home who recently had a COVID outbreak were caught short when they went to use their PCR kits and found them all out of date. This caused a...

Temperature checks not required for visitors

Visitors to adult social care settings are no longer required to have a temperature check on arrival. The MHRA have advised there is little scientific evidence to support temperature screening as a reliable method for detection of COVID-19 or other febrile illness,...

Testing – which test to use?

We understand that some people are struggling to get LFT’s through the usual routes. Demand is extremely high currently, driven by changes to self-isolation and daily testing of close contacts policies. If you are a provider that would usually access tests through the...