I've been self testing, twice a week, for the last month.
It takes less than 5 minutes to do, then a further 30 mins for the results.
All results are then logged on the website, using my NHS Id, IF you self test positive, you then get to go and have the test done at the hospital.
As the hospital test is a different test, pretty much rules out any false positives. IF that comes back positive you then go through the isolation process.
I would have thought that that would be the first step to more closely monitoring the spread of the virus and those infected. Only requires the test kits being sent out, and public service adverts as to how to use them.
Along with reducing the number of people having to attend a hospital for an 'official' test (thus freeing up the clinical staff administering the test and processing the results and those people tasked with contacting the positives), it can reach those people who don't have the ability/inclination to get tested when they're asymptomatic.
It takes less than 5 minutes to do, then a further 30 mins for the results.
All results are then logged on the website, using my NHS Id, IF you self test positive, you then get to go and have the test done at the hospital.
As the hospital test is a different test, pretty much rules out any false positives. IF that comes back positive you then go through the isolation process.
I would have thought that that would be the first step to more closely monitoring the spread of the virus and those infected. Only requires the test kits being sent out, and public service adverts as to how to use them.
Along with reducing the number of people having to attend a hospital for an 'official' test (thus freeing up the clinical staff administering the test and processing the results and those people tasked with contacting the positives), it can reach those people who don't have the ability/inclination to get tested when they're asymptomatic.