Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether agency nurses working in hospitals, nursing homes and care homes are being tested for COVID-19.
All National Health Service and social care staff, including nurses, can apply for a test if they are experiencing symptoms using digital portal. The employer referral portal allows employers to refer essential workers who are self-isolating either because they or member(s) of their household have COVID-19 symptoms, for testing.
Asymptomatic care home staff are now eligible for testing through the ‘whole home’ testing portal.