Covid 19 Testing and Results Guidance For Organisations
Explore the specific guidance around Covid 19 testing for professionals working within homelessness and other varied settings, including how to act following a positive test.
Testing
Guidance for Covid 19 testing in a range of settings, including night shelters, hostels, hotels, refuges, respite rooms, day centres and other outreach services.
Guidance explaining the purpose of ongoing testing, setting out who is currently eligible for access to testing and when tests should be used.
COVID-19: testing during periods of low prevalence - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Link to order lateral flow test kits when you have a Unique Organisational Number.
Apply for coronavirus test kits - GOV.UK (test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk)
Link to set up a Unique Organisation Number if you don’t have one, and need to order lateral flow tests.
Apply for coronavirus (COVID-19) workplace testing services (test-for-coronavirus.service.gov.uk)
Guidance for taking throat and nasal swab samples.
COVID-19: guidance for taking swab samples - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
How To Act Following A Positive Covid 19 Test Result (Or Symptoms Of Covid 19)
Guidance for how to act if staff, residents or service users test positive for covid 19 across a variety of settings. This includes night shelters, hostels, hotels, refuges, respite rooms, day centres and other outreach services.
Guidance covering what to do if a member of staff has symptoms of a respiratory infection, including covid 19.
Guidance for managing healthcare staff who have symptoms of a respiratory infection, including Covid 19 (NHS or NHS commissioned services).
COVID-19: managing healthcare staff with symptoms of a respiratory infection - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)