Will Taylor from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust asks:

‘For those Trusts who are regularly testing their clinical staff for Covid-19 (excluding self-testing via lateral flow / LAMP testing):

·        What is the testing frequency? (e.g. x2 per week)
·        What groups / areas are being tested? (e.g. ED / oncology staff)
·        What does testing consist of? (temp check / symptoms vs. diagnostics (PCR / administered LFD / LAMP test)
·        Who is doing the testing and where / when? (e.g. IPC staff pre-shift / at entry points)
·        What have been the (workforce) benefits or otherwise?’

Please respond direct to william.taylor8@nhs.net and cc. to admin@nhshealthatwork.co.uk  

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