Guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): how laboratories can support the testing programme

The government wants help from organisations with laboratory capability to increase the testing programme in the UK as part of its strategy to protect the NHS and save lives.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 9 April 2020

This publication was withdrawn on 1 April 2022

This information is out of date. Current information on testing can be found at gov.uk/coronavirus

Documents

[Withdrawn] Guidance for organisations seeking to support the COVID-19 testing programme

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Details

This guidance is for laboratories or other organisations who are interested in supporting the NHS deliver testing for coronavirus (COVID-19), such as:

• laboratories, usually without ISO 17025 or ISO 15189 accreditation
• universities
• research institutions
• organisations in other relevant industries and sectors

This guidance provides:

• details of what criteria a laboratory needs to meet in order to form a partnership with a local NHS trust
• exemplar case studies setting out how laboratories are currently partnering with local NHS trusts to expand their testing capacity

There is further information on how laboratories can help the government increase COVID-19 testing capacity.

You can also read more about the COVID-19 testing strategy.

See other ways your business or organisation can help with the response to coronavirus.

Published 9 April 2020