Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for adult social care services

Author:
GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
Publisher:
Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
Publication year:
2021
Place of publication:
London

Outlines the COVID-19 testing available for testing staff, residents and visitors for all adult social care settings. Testing for COVID-19 in adult social care (ASC) is crucial to help protect those who receive care and adult social care staff. Testing programmes identify people who may unknowingly have the virus, enabling those who test positive and their contacts to self-isolate and break the chain of transmission. This page brings together testing guidance for a range of specific adult social care settings: testing for adult care homes; testing for extra care and supported living settings; testing for homecare staff; testing for personal assistants; and testing for day care centres. [First published 24 March 2021 with the title: Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for adult social care settings. Last updated: 31 March 2022.] (Edited publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
Covid-19, adult social care, diagnosis, care homes, day centres, home care, extra care housing;
Content type:
practice guidance
Location(s):
England
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