8 locations in England have been selected to offer rapid COVID-19 antigen tests

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced that pharmacies in 8 locations in England have been selected to offer rapid COVID-19 antigen tests. The tests detect COVID-19 antigens in a nasal or throat swab sample and return results within half an hour.

Also, Central Health Solutions, the pharmacy provider company for contractors in Dudley, is helping to provide the service in 4 additional areas in Worcestershire, Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and Telford and Wrekin.