COVID-19 Rapid Lateral Flow Testing
COVID-19 Rapid Lateral Flow Tests for Healthcare Workers
All healthcare workers are required to apply for their COVID-19 lateral flow testing kits. Use this service to order free packs of rapid lateral flow tests to be sent to your home. Testing kits will no longer be supplied by the organisation Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care trust.
How to Apply for your Lateral Flow Testing
1. Order for your kit online
Staff should follow the instructions and select yes to the question ‘Do you work for the NHS in England and take part in their staff testing programme?’
Staff are encouraged to create an account when they place their first order. This should only take a few minutes and will retain ordering information making it quicker to order future tests. Staff can also use the same account to register results. It is possible to order and report tests without creating an account.
It is a statutory duty that all test results must be reported, whether they are positive, negative or invalid/void. This must happen every time an LFD test is completed.
When staff receive their box of tests, if any of the items supplied are missing, broken, or if the device is damaged or breaks during use, if the user of the test has any concerns about the performance of the test, or if any adverse incident with the test occurs, then these incidents should be reported. Users should report this information directly to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) via their reporting portal: coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk.
2. Candidates can visit a test site
NHS staff can get their testing kit from their nearest test site. You may have to make an appointment before going.
3. Call 119 to arrange a rapid flow testing
NHS Candidates can order a testing kit by calling 119. The helpline is available between 7am to 7pm. The number is toll-free.
4. Participating workplaces and pharmacies
Various Workplaces and pharmacies might offer COVID-19 rapid flow test kits. Find out which workplaces and pharmacies have the test available online.