Please see below for a letter sent to sheltered housing providers on the expansion of Covid-19 testing.
Dear Colleague
Expansion of testing for sheltered housing and housing with multiple occupancies
I am writing to update you on the provision of tests for staff in the above settings,
From 18th January, lateral flow (LFD tests) will be made available to you. These will be delivered beginning in the next few days by Royal Mail / courier directly to your setting address, c/o the manager. Due to the volume of services included these may not all arrive for the 18th January.
A four week supply will be provided in the first instance, with automated resupply by NHS National Services Scotland on a four-weekly cycle, until further notice, when a national portal will become the route for you to reorder test kits.
To generate this list we have used a combination of both care inspectorate and local data and if you feel this is not appropriate for your service then please let us know. We also realise that services may be jointly registered and or provide a range of services out-with sheltered housing/housing with multiple occupancy. We have also approached the housing regulator separately to ensure we have pick up services not listed with the care inspectorate.
Guidance and recording of results
Guidance for delivering testing will be made available to you by this Friday (15th) and we will write to you again with further details on how to access this. Please note: training and education materials must be read thoroughly/completed by staff prior to carrying out the first test.
Test results should be recorded using the Covid Testing and Registration Portal online, using the following link: Welcome – COVID Testing Portal (service-now.com)
