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Diagnostic and advisory services for Lyme disease.
Information on taking, submitting and processing samples which potentially contain monkeypox virus.
Specialist reference laboratory services for mycobacteriology available in the UK.
Sets out COVID-19 testing for hospice patients and staff.
This is a public consultation on proposals to introduce mandatory laboratory validation for COVID-19 test products before entry to the UK market, under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021.
Explains testing from 1 April 2024 onwards and sets out the purpose of ongoing testing, who will be eligible to access testing and when tests should be used.
The different types of tests and testing kits for COVID-19, and the specifications for manufacturers.
Information for clinical diagnostic laboratories regarding safety, sampling and packaging specimens associated with COVID-19.
Guidance and video to help you do your antibody test correctly, post your sample and get your results.
Form (E28) for requesting testing for SARS-CoV-2.
Guidance on who to test for Zika virus infection and which samples to collect.
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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