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COVID-19 testing changes

October 5, 2023

Testing for symptomatic patients will continue for patients based on COVID-19 symptoms.

Key updates include:

  • Testing all symptomatic patients using LFD (or POCT in A&E)
  • Testing before transfer to Rowley Regis or Leasowes, and testing within a 48-hour period before direct transfer to a care home or another Trust.
  • Staff in high-risk areas only to use LFD if symptomatic – see list in staff testing section in document below. No LFDs will be available to for staff testing unless you work in the high risk areas or have been asked to test as part of an outbreak by the infection control team

Please see COVID testing October 2023 information sheet for further details including details around staff testing.