Key worker testing for Covid-19

Please find below information received from NHS England on 28th April 2020, regarding testing in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire (including Milton Keynes).

Guides are available for download from this page. Further information is available from the government's self-referral portal for essential workers, and in their advice on coronavirus testing for essential workers.

Who needs to be tested?

Your staff and others in their households are able to access a test if they are experiencing symptoms. The symptoms to look out for include a new continuous cough and or a high temperature. Some people have reported losing their sense of smell or taste, or have experienced feeling tired. More information is available at www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19. A test is recommended between days two and four of you experiencing symptoms.

If you are an employer in the listed organisation (see attached guide) and you have staff with symptoms that need testing then please contact the relevant organisation to receive details on how you book your staff in for testing: Area Contact Email:

Alternative Locations

If it is difficult for a member of your staff or a household member to travel to one an NHS testing site then they can access one of the regional government-run testing sites.

Testing at one of the regional government run sites is taking place at:

Your staff will need to prove ID of their relevant employment when they go to a regional test site for their appointment. Others within the same household who need to be tested will also need proof that they are living with a designated key worker and must be over the age of 5.