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People with Covid symptoms no longer advised to self-test

Those with Covid-19 symptoms will no longer be advised to take a lateral flow test from Monday. Free lateral flow tests will no longer be available for that purpose from the same date. Northern Ireland’s Department of Health said the move is in line ...

19 Aug 2022 at 15:18

Heads condemn ‘confusing’ guidance for schools on living with Covid

Headteachers have criticised “confusing” new Government guidance issued to schools in England on how they should approach “living with Covid” from April 1. Advice published by the Department for Education on Thursday confirmed that routine testing ...

31 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Calls for NHS staff to be given priority access to lateral flow tests

The Government is facing calls to give NHS staff priority for lateral flow tests amid a shortage. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the British Medical Association (BMA) said health workers should come first when trying to access the rapid ...

30 Dec 2021 at 22:25

Racing

Jockeys required to produce negative lateral flow tests from next Wednesday

Jockeys will be required to provide proof of a negative lateral flow test before being allowed to enter the weighing room from next Wednesday. The British Horseracing Authority announced the change in protocol after rises in Covid-19 infection ...

30 Dec 2021 at 18:55

Home care staff ‘waiting more than a week’ for coronavirus test results

A home care chief has called for care workers to be prioritised when coronavirus tests are processed, as it emerged some carers are waiting more than a week for results. Dr Jane Townson, chief executive of the Homecare Association, said this ...

04 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Football

Premier League has option to reschedule Covid-hit matches later this month

The Premier League has the option of rescheduling matches postponed due to Covid-19 during the international break at the end of the month, FIFA has said. Eighteen top-flight games have been called off for Covid-related reasons since last ...

05 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Football

Premier League drops twice-weekly PCR testing for Covid-19 on players and staff

The Premier League is dropping twice-weekly PCR testing for Covid-19 on all players and staff, the PA news agency understands. From Thursday clubs will continue to conduct daily lateral flow tests (LFTs) on training days but PCR tests ...

05 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Racing

Lateral flow requirement for jockeys deferred

A nationwide shortage of lateral flow tests has prompted the British Horseracing Authority to “temporarily” defer the requirement for jockeys to show proof of a negative result before entering the weighing room. The change in ...

01 Jan 2022 at 13:25

SNP urge UK Government to continue funding for free Covid tests

The Prime Minister must confirm that funding for free Covid-19 testing will continue in devolved nations, the SNP has said. Rumours have swirled in recent months that free testing could come to an end, with the announcement ...

14 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Covid-19 rapid-test support service launched for partially sighted people

Partially sighted people taking Covid-19 lateral flow tests will be able to get help from a new app and video-call service. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launched the service to help make testing more accessible. ...

14 Feb 2022 at 01:26

One in five adults had difficulty getting lateral flow tests in January – ONS

More than a fifth of adults in Britain had difficulties getting lateral flow tests earlier in January, figures suggest. Some 22% told the Office for National Statistics (ONS) they had struggled to order or pick up a ...

21 Jan 2022 at 12:25

News

Jason Leitch: Reports of free lateral flows being scrapped are ‘red herring’

Concerns that the UK Government will end free lateral flow tests are a “red herring” and therefore the Scottish Government is not making any contingency plans, Professor Jason Leitch has said. Scotland’s National ...

10 Jan 2022 at 11:55

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