Free Covid testing will end from 1 April for the majority of the population, the Prime Minister has confirmed.

21 February 2022

Access to Covid lateral flow tests for GPs and practice teams ‘has improved’, NHS England’s medical director for primary care has suggested.

14 January 2022

GP practices struggling to get hold of Covid lateral flow tests (LFTs) can access a ‘significant contingency supply’, according to NHS England.

04 January 2022

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Royal Mail have announced that capacity for Covid testing will ‘double’ in response to ‘unprecedented demand’.

15 December 2021

Our resources page on Covid-19 testing, trials and research has a series of guides for you to explore, giving you a wealth of information to support your practice.

29 April 2021

The Government’s offer of free rapid Covid-19 tests for all could be ‘seriously counterproductive’ if the public is not made aware of their limitations, the BMA has warned.

06 April 2021

Patients can now book a PCR Covid test on a GP recommendation alone, whatever their symptoms are.

22 March 2021

Rapid ‘lateral flow’ Covid tests – which have been rolled out for bi-weekly use across health and social care settings – can detect up to 91% of those infected with the virus, new research has found.

28 January 2021

GP practices will be invited to order lateral flow antigen tests for asymptomatic staff from this week, NHS England has said.

15 December 2020

GPs are among asymptomatic NHS workers who will be eligible for twice-weekly Covid swabs, using a new rapid test kit that delivers results within an hour.

10 November 2020