Coronavirus: Screening

(asked on 1st February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on supplying high risk supported living care settings with rapid tests as proposed in the November Covid-19 Winter Plan presented by the Prime Minister.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 8th March 2021

Following the single round of national testing in the most high-risk extra care and supported living settings, we launched regular polymerase chain reaction retesting on 9 December with weekly testing for staff and monthly for residents. We currently we do not offer any rapid lateral flow device testing for high-risk supported living settings. However, we are currently reviewing our position and will provide more information in due course.

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