Obtaining a Coronavirus (COVID-19) swab test in Care Homes

Obtaining a Coronavirus (COVID-19) swab test in Care Homes

NES has developed a video resource which is designed to provide you with the information and keys steps to follow to obtain a swab test from people in care homes. Its focus is on how you safely and correctly perform a swab test in the throat and nose, and includes packaging of the specimen on completion of the test.

This video can be found on the middle of this webpage: https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/28247/coronavirus-covid-19/practice-in-the-community-setting

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Displaced Worker Recruitment Events 2026-27

Scottish Care, CCPS, COSLA and Osborne and Allan are pleased to invite Scottish social care providers to participate in a

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Re-Launch of the Adult Social Care Displaced Worker Scheme – 31 July

The Adult Social Care Displaced Worker Scheme offers targeted funding to adult social care employers based in Scotland to recruit

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UK social care organisations urge PM to exempt sector from eNIC increases

In a letter sent to Andy Burnham today, the organisations say this exemption would be “a vital first step” to

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AI Companies are adopting ‘care language’: Three reasons why we should be concerned

Written by Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green (Director of Research, Institute for Ethics in AI), Donald Macaskill (CEO of

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BCG Residents Get Behind Scotland at the World Cup

Residents from care homes across BCG came together to share a special message of support for the Scotland team during

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Independent Age publishes Older People’s Economic Wellbeing Index: Scotland 2026

Independent Age has published the Older People’s Economic Wellbeing Index: Scotland 2026, alongside a short accompanying animation highlighting its key