New COVID Lateral Flow Test (LFT) test kits for Pharmacy Collect service
Written by AlisonFreemantle on Thursday 22nd July 2021
New nose only swabbing test kits - Acon Flex Flow
New COVID-19 LFT test kits will replace the current Pharmacy Collect test kits over the next couple of months. The current Innova COVID19 Test kits which are nose and throat tests will be replaced with Orient Gene tests from week commencing 26 July for a short period of time.
From the 2 August, Acon Flex Flow kits (nose-only tests) will become the new Pharmacy Collect test kits.
Pharmacies should continue to work through existing stock levels and are reminded that people collecting for themselves should only be provided with one box of test kits per person (up to max 4 kits at any one time).
Note: Both Orient Gene and Acon Flex Flow are nose-only test kits.
Reminder:
Please continue to report your pharmacies test collections every week using the NHSBSA’s Manage your Service (MYS) portal.