How nurses and other NHS workers can book a Covid-19 test
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The Government has confirmed nurses and all other NHS staff will become eligible for a Covid-19 test ‘whether or not they have symptoms’.
Testing is already available to symptomatic NHS staff and other essential workers including those in emergency services, delivery drivers and journalists.
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The Government has produced a guide explaining how essential workers can book a test at a regional testing site or via home delivery.
Source: NHS England, letter sent to NHS services on the second phase of the NHS response to Covid-19 [sent 29 April] and Department of Health and Social Care, Self-referral portal: user guide [published 24 April]
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