Next week's Covid-19 testing unit location and pop-up and Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests collection points in Ross-shire
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Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests will be available to collect or do on-site in Ross-shire locations next week from Wednesday to Friday.
Highland Council and NHS Highland are working in partnership to increase availability of LFD tests throughout the Highlands.
Free packs of LFD tests are being made available to the public in several outdoor locations across the Highland region and staff will be present to give guidance on how to take the test.
The deployment is not due to any particular outbreak in these areas.
The mobile testing unit Testalot will be providing LFD tests to collect or do on-site at Southside Lorry and Car Park in Greenhill Street in Dingwall, on Wednesday and Thursday between 9.30am and 4pm and on Friday between 9.30am and 3pm.
And LFD tests for anyone without symptoms will also be available to collect at Ullapool Tesco Car Park between 9am and 4pm on Wednesday.
LFD tests are easy to administer. By taking one regularly, we can help our community, families and friends stay safe and slow down the spread of coronavirus. Tracking down cases of the virus earlier will limit the spread of new variants.
No appointment is necessary to take an LFD test on-site. When you arrive at a mobile testing unit, you will first be asked to wait outside, before being registered and entering. You will then be escorted to a testing booth. Guidance will be given on how to take the test, and there is no need to wait on-site to receive your result. Your result will be reported to the NHS for you.
When doing your test at home, it’s very important that you report your LFD test result so your contacts can be traced. This helps to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the community. To report your result, visit the Government website.
If you receive a positive LFD test result, you must report your result and self-isolate immediately.
Free LFD tests for people without Covid-19 symptoms are also available to collect from pharmacies until Thursday, March 31, and can be sent to your home either by visiting NHS Inform or by calling 119. From Friday, April 1, pharmacies may charge for LFD tests.
LFD tests are already provided in some workplaces, including schools. If you do already get tested through your workplace or education setting you should continue to use those routes.
Highland Council and NHS Highland’s Community Testing Programme offers rapid Covid-19 tests for people without symptoms, through the use of mobile testing sites and outreach events. If you do have symptoms, you should self-isolate immediately and seek a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Symptoms include new continuous cough, fever, or loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste.
PCR tests for people with Covid-19 symptoms can also be arranged by visiting NHS Inform or by calling 119.
