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NHS Test and Trace: how we test your samples

An overview of the largest diagnostic network in British history, including what happens after you submit your sample and how laboratories process your test.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published:
28 October 2020
Last updated:
8 December 2021
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  1. Added link to new Rosalind Franklin Laboratory page.

  2. Updated to bring in line with the latest developments in the Pillar 2 laboratory network.

  3. Updated to reflect the latest developments in the Pillar 2 laboratory network.

  4. Update to testing information

  5. Updated to reflect changes in the pillar 2 lab programme, including a new Lighthouse Lab and 2 partner labs going online.

  6. Updated to reflect the latest information on the NHS Test and Trace programme, including additional detail on the operational structure of the lab network, and to reflect growth in the number of tests processed weekly.

  7. First published.

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Resources and information on the government’s network of Lighthouse and partner laboratories mobilised to provide testing services in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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