Ask for a test

Anyone is eligible to book a test for coronavirus  via the NHS website, if either

• Displaying coronavirus symptoms (a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste)

or

• as a result of living with someone with coronavirus symptoms (in this situation it is the person you are living with who would be tested)

You need to get the test done in the first 5 days of having symptoms.

Click here to ask for a test online or alternatively ring NHS 111 for further advice

You will need the NHS number of the person who requires the test when booking

You should be able to find your NHS Number on any letter or document sent to you by the NHS, including prescriptions, test results, hospital referral letters and appointment letters

Further information regarding your NHS number is available at:

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/about-the-nhs/what-is-an-nhs-number/

Further information on coronavirus testing is available at:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/ask-for-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/