Many of us are regularly using lateral flow tests to minimise the spread of coronavirus, and maybe even more frequently due to meeting loved ones over Christmas. Experts say the Omicron variant is ...

The British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing said health staff should come first for the rapid tests to ease staffing issues. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said ministers expect they ...

New NHS guidelines have outlined who should be taking Covid lateral flow tests. It comes after the Government announced previously that the distribution of free test kits to the general public will ...

NHS staff in Wales are not receiving the regular lateral flow tests they were promised, according to staff and the British Medical Association (BMA). The Welsh health minister last year announced "a ...

It's not long now until free lateral flow tests (LFTs) will no longer be available on the NHS. The government announced that free LFTs will end on Friday April 1, unless you are over 75, or over 12 ...

If you self-tested for Covid-19, you may be wondering whether you should report your result, and where to do so. The answer is - it depends on whether you used a free NHS test or on that you paid for.

What is a lateral flow test (LFT)? A lateral flow test (LFT) is a simple, quick and cheap assay that can detect the presence of target antigen(s) or antibody(ies) in a liquid sample. 1 As a type of ...

Lateral flow tests will remain available for free for "as long as we need" and the NHS is expected to be under pressure for the next "two or three weeks" says Tory minister Michael Gove. Mr Gove, the ...

Derby diagnostics company SureScreen has received approval for the UK's first lateral flow test which can detect Covid-19 and influenza at the same time. The family-run business, which operates at ...

The latest surveillance data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed that Covid prevalence is at a medium but rising level across the nation. The most prevalent variants in the UK at ...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the British Medical Association (BMA) said health workers should come first when trying to access the rapid coronavirus tests in a bid to ease staffing issues.