Guidance: Testing for coronavirus before hospital

If you are going into hospital, you must take your COVID-19 swab test exactly 3 days before the day of your procedure.

This guidance details how to:

• check the test kit contents
• register your test kit online
• book your courier collection
• prepare, take and package your swab sample
• give your completed test kit box to the courier
• get your test results by text

The test outlined in this guidance is suitable for:

• adults aged 18 and over
• teenagers aged 12 to 17
• children 11 and under