Summary guidance & FAQ – Use of Social Care Testing Portal by care homes

Summary guidance & FAQ – Use of Social Care Testing Portal by care homes

Please find correspondence below that was sent to NHS Boards for onward circulation to care homes on the use of the UK Government Social Care Testing Portal by Scottish Care Homes. We have become aware that not all care homes have seen this and would like to highlight in particular

  • The UK Government Social Care testing portal should only be used for staff testing and that any residents who require testing should be organised via the local Health Board
  • When registering the tests care homes must use staff personal address and home post code.  Do not use the care home post code.  In most cases the e-mail address and mobile number of the person who should receive the test result will be used
  • Please ensure careful input of information to ensure the correct care home ID and all other information is correct.  It is vitally important to ensure all information is correct as the portal does not validate details and we are therefore relying on the accuracy of data input

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