Pop-up LFD Collection Points in Highlands – 21 February to 25 February
Pop-up LFD Collection Points in Highlands – 21 February to 25 February
Issued in partnership with NHS Highland
Packs of LFD tests will be distributed from several Highland locations from Monday 21 February to Friday 25 February.
The Highland Council and NHS Highland are working in partnership to increase availability of Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests throughout the Highlands. Free packs of LFD tests will be made available to the public in several outdoor locations across the Highland region, to be taken away and used at home. Staff will be present to give guidance on how to take the test. The deployment is not due to any particular outbreak in these areas.
Packs of LFD tests for anyone without symptoms will be available to collect at the following locations:
Monday 21 February
- Inverness Retail Park (Tesco) 9:30am-12:30pm
- Inverness Retail Park (South End) 1pm-4pm
- Inverness Inshes Retail Park (Tesco) 9:30am-12:30pm
- Inverness Inshes Retail Park (South End) 1pm-4pm
- Telford Retail Park (B&M) 9:30am-12:30pm, 1pm-4pm
Tuesday 22 February
- Carrbridge Recreation Ground Car Park 9:30am-12:30pm
- Tomatin Strathdearn Community Centre 1pm-4pm
- Thurso High Street Car Park 10:30am-12noon, 12:30pm-3pm
- Alness High Street (Bank Lane) 9am-12noon
- Invergordon Library 1pm-4pm
Wednesday 23 February
- Ullapool Tesco Car Park 9:30am-12:30pm, 1pm-3pm
- Fort William High Street (Cameron Square) 10:30am-12noon, 12:30pm-3pm
- Dingwall High Street (Museum Pavement) 9am-12noon, 12:30pm-4pm
Thursday 24 February
- Portree Somerled Square 10:30am-12:30pm, 1pm-3pm - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
- Alness High Street (Bank Lane) 9am-12noon
- Invergordon Library 1pm-4pm
- Inverness Slackbuie ASDA Car Park 9am-12:30pm, 1pm-4pm
Friday 25 February
- Inverness Victorian Market 9am-12:30pm, 1pm-4pm
- Ardersier Memorial Hall Car Park 9am-12noon
- Nairn High Street 1pm-4pm
- Conon Bridge High Street Car Park 9am-12noon
- Muir of Ord Library Car Park 1pm-4pm
Lateral Flow Device (LFD) tests are easy to administer. By taking one regularly, we can help our community, families and friends stay safe and slow down the spread of coronavirus. Tracking down cases of the virus earlier will limit the spread of new variants.
It’s very important that you report your LFD test result so your contacts can be traced. This helps to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the community. To report your result, visit covidtest.scot.
If you receive a positive LFD test result, you must report your result and self-isolate immediately.
Free LFD tests for people without COVID-19 symptoms are also available to collect from pharmacies, and can be sent to your home by visiting nhsinform.scot/testing, or by calling 119.
LFD tests are already provided in some workplaces, including schools. If you do already get tested through your workplace or education setting you should continue to use those routes.
Convener of The Highland Council, Bill Lobban said: “In Highland, cases of COVID-19 are high. This makes it more important than ever to use LFD tests regularly to make sure we don’t have the virus asymptomatically and to reassure us that we’re keeping each other safe.”
Dr Tim Allison, Director of Public Health with NHS Highland, said: “There is still a high level of COVID-19 within the Highlands and minimising spread remains vitally important. When dealing with a disease that can be asymptomatic, such as COVID-19, it is necessary to diagnose cases as early as possible to prevent more people becoming infected without realising. The regular taking of LFD tests in our community helps the NHS to find asymptomatic cases and stop the virus spreading.”
The Highland Council and NHS Highland’s Community Testing Programme offers rapid COVID-19 tests for people without symptoms, through the use of mobile testing sites and outreach events. If you do have symptoms, you should not visit a mobile testing site. Instead, you should self-isolate immediately and seek a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Symptoms include new continuous cough, fever, or loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste.
PCR tests for people with COVID-19 symptoms can also be arranged by visiting nhsinform.scot/testing or by calling 119.