Special bulletin - Important information for key workers.
Here is an updated position on testing for key workers and their immediate family, please share with key worker colleagues. Not sure what a key worker is? You can find guidance on key workers here.
We continue to encourage people generally to access a coronavirus test by booking through the online national Test and Trace system or dialling 119. Only try and get a test if you have symptoms. We advise everyone to keep trying. We have had feedback that being persistent pays off. We have heard that the best times to try are around 9.00am or 6.00 pm. The booking system will direct you to one of our walk-in, drive-through or mobile testing sites in Leeds.
Whilst there are issues with the national system, we have set up an additional venue at the Mandela Centre, Chapeltown Road Leeds West Yorkshire LS7 3HY, Monday to Friday 9am-3:15pm, but with limited availability. This site is available only for symptomatic key workers or their immediate families. As this site has been set-up by Leeds City Council, it is not available to book on the national system. If you are a key worker and do attend the Mandela Centre, please be aware that there may be a queue and wait time. Please remember to socially distance, and wear a face mask.
We are currently exploring other avenues to increase testing capacity, both as a workaround for the national issues and more broadly to increase availability in the city. Any progress on this will be shared asap.
For more information visit NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group.
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