How to manage health testing in your care home

Thomson Screening chief operating officer Marta Kalas runs through her checklist for ensuring care homes are on top of health testing during the Covid-19 pandemic

Care homes have been in the frontline of Covid-19.  Now that things are more under control you probably have a good supply of PPE and have plentiful information to help control the infection. 

You may be OK for now but how will you know when risks increase and your care home needs to take different steps? Will you be able to notice a new source of infection in good time? This is where regular and methodical testing can help.

It is important to understand that testing can only help if it is effective, and that means being part of a concerted effort with a systematic plan.

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