Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for adult social care settings, DHSC (updated 5th July 2021)

Outlines the COVID-19 testing available for testing staff, residents and visitors for all adult social care settings. 5 July 2021 Updated ' COVID-19 testing available for adult social care in England: a summary ' to reflect that policy for responding to the Delta variant (first identified in India) in care homes has now changed. As has been the case for the Alpha variant (first identified in Kent) cases since May 2021, for outbreaks involving the Delta variant, end of outbreak testing can now be undertaken 14 days (previously 28) after the most recent positive case. All positive cases should be treated as the Delta variant, unless proven otherwise. 29 June 2021 Updated ' On-site testing for adult social care services: rapid lateral flow test guide ' and ' Self-test for ASC services: summary rapid LFT guide ' to clarify how to report missing or damaged components in test kits and how to read results; and to reflect Scotland moving to 119. ' Self-test for adult social care services: detailed rapid lateral flow test guide ' also updated to reflect Scotland moving to 119. Updated ' Self-test for ASC services: summary rapid LFT guide ' to reflect IHP registration page update.
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