Community Testing Update

Information Update for Families

There is now a Covid19 Mobile Test Unit in the carpark of Newton Farm Leisure Centre/school, Harvester Avenue Cambuslang G72 6AA.  The service will be available from 3.30pm -6pm Monday to Friday and 9.30-5.30 Saturday and Sunday, for 2 weeks.  The MTU is available to test anyone with or without symptoms, this test site will also have a LFD collect point where anyone can attend without an appointment to collect a box of 7 Lateral Flow Device tests to take home with them.

 

The closest MTU sites in the CAM/GLEN area are below

  • Newton Farm Primary School – 3.30-6.00pm Mon – Fri and 9.30-5.30pm Saturday and Sunday
  • Eastfield Lifestyles –9.30-2.30pm Monday to Friday and 9.30-5.30 Saturdays and Sundays
  • Blantyre Leisure Centre –9.30-5.30pm Monday to Sunday

 

Appointments for those with or without symptoms can be made by visiting Coronavirus (COVID-19) | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk) or by calling 0800 028 2816.

 

Alternatively we have the asymptomatic test site in Larkhall which is available for anyone without symptoms to pop in and get a test, no appointment necessary, this is based at Larkhall leisure centre and is available 7 days a week 9.30-5.30.

 

There is also a facility to collect a test kit from various locations including our ATS in Larkhall, other sites can be found on the map https://maps.test-and-trace.nhs.uk or they can be ordered online at https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests or by calling 119 to order home delivery.