Pop-up LFD Collection Points in Highlands – 28 March to 1 April
Issued in partnership with NHS Highland
LFD tests will be available to collect or do on-site in several Highland locations from Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April.
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 are being made available to the public in several outdoor locations across the Highland region. 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.
The mobile testing unit Testalot will be providing LFD tests to collect or do on-site at:
Middle Street Car Park, Middle Street, Fort William PH33 6EU
- Monday 28 March 10am-4pm
- Tuesday 29 March 9am-2:30pm
Southside Lorry & Car Park, Greenhill Street, Dingwall, IV15 9SE
- Wednesday 30 March 9:30am-4pm
- Thursday 31 March 9:30am-4pm
- Friday 1 April 9:30am-3pm
LFD tests for anyone without symptoms will also be available to collect at the following locations:
Tuesday 29 March
- Inverness Slackbuie ASDA Car Park 9am-4pm
Wednesday 30 March
- Ullapool Tesco Car Park 9am-4pm
Thursday 31 March
- Nairn High Street (Outside Museum) 9am-12noon
- Ardersier Memorial Hall Car Park 1pm-4pm
Friday 1 April
- Inverness Retail Park (Tesco) 9am-12noon
- Inverness Retail Park (South End) 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.
No appointment is necessary to take an LFD test on-site. When you arrive at a mobile testing unit, you will first be asked to wait outside, before being registered and entering. You will then be escorted to a testing booth. Guidance will be given on how to take the test, and there is no need to wait on-site to receive your result. Your result will be reported to the NHS for you.
When doing your test at home, 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 gov.uk/report-covid19-result.
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 until Thursday 31 March, and can be sent to your home by visiting nhsinform.scot/testing, or by calling 119. From Friday 1 April, pharmacies may charge for LFD tests.
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.
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 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.