Care Home COVID-19 Testing Guidance

It provides guidance for regular resident testing using PCR, and regular staff testing using PCR and The rapid lateral flow test.

If you are testing care home residents please refer to the guidance on PCR testing beginning on pg. 10, or the guidance on rapid lateral flow testing of residents in an outbreak situation on page 46.

If you are testing care home staff, please refer to the guidance on PCR testing beginning on pg. 9 or the guidance on rapid lateral flow testing beginning on pg. 26 as appropriate.

For outbreak testing procedures, please refer to the guidance on page 41.