Lateral Flow Testing- Covid-19 testing tech pilots

The Department of Health and Social Care has started pilots of new Lateral Flow tests. These tests give results in less than an hour and do not need to be processed in a lab.

A delivery group, chaired by the Director of PHE Porton Down, will meet daily to direct and co-ordinate the programme. Oversight will be provided by Sir John Bell to ensure that it the work is carried out to appropriate quality and timeliness standards, and to whom progress will be reported at least weekly through an Oversight Group that he chairs. Membership shall comprise the external scientific advisors, Director of Laboratories, Supplies and Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Director of PHE Porton Down and the dedicated DHSC leads. Find out more here.