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Get COVID-19 testing kits so you can test the residents and staff of a care home
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.
Find out who can get a free rapid lateral flow test, how to use the test and what your test result means.
How to do a rapid throat and nose test for COVID-19 and report the results. Rapid tests show the result on a device that comes with the test.
How to give feedback about your rapid lateral flow, PCR or saliva test kit, including reporting harm or reactions you had when you did the test.
Sets out COVID-19 testing for hospice patients and staff.
You no longer need to register a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
Guidance and video to help you do your antibody test correctly, post your sample and get your results.
How to do an Orient Gene rapid nose-only test for COVID-19 and report the results. Rapid tests show the result on a device that comes with the test.
How to do a SureScreen rapid nose-only test for COVID-19 and report the results. Rapid tests show the result on a device that comes with the test.
Information for primary schools on how to register pupils for key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests in 2024.
How to do an ACON Flowflex rapid nose-only test for COVID-19 and report the results. Rapid tests show the result on a device that comes with the test.
Testing services for individuals has now closed. To find out how to report COVID-19 results for your organisation, see the testing for organisations link below.
Notifications of COVID-19 and influenza point-of-care testing (POCT) results: legal duties for providers of POCT.
When to pay tax or National Insurance on tests for COVID-19 and personal protective equipment (PPE).
Report on the general public's COVID-19 testing behaviours after the universal testing offer was introduced in April 2021.
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