Guidance

COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test kit instructions: MP Biomedicals

How to do an MP Biomedicals rapid nose-only test for COVID-19 and report the results. This test is only for people who do not have symptoms of COVID-19.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 22 October 2021

This publication was withdrawn on 10 January 2024

This product was not part of UKHSA’s COVID-19 National Testing Programme, formerly NHS Test and Trace.

For information on COVID-19 testing products, refer to How to do a coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid lateral flow test.

Documents

[Withdrawn] Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for MP Biomedicals nose-only test

PDF, 1.4 MB, 20 pages

[Withdrawn] Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for MP Biomedicals nose-only test: easy read

PDF, 1.66 MB, 16 pages

[Withdrawn] Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for MP Biomedicals nose-only test: large print

PDF, 868 KB, 25 pages

Details

This coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid nose-only test comes in a blue, white and grey pack with the MP Biomedicals brand on it.

This guide tells you how to:

• prepare the test
• take a swab from yourself or a child
• process the sample
• read and report the result

If you need a test kit, order rapid lateral flow tests.

There’s separate information on how to do a PCR home test. This is the type of test you usually do if you have COVID-19 symptoms.

Find help to do the test and report your result

To watch a video demonstration and for help with reporting results, see how to do a COVID-19 rapid test at home.

Published 22 October 2021