Free COVID-19 test kits

Available to collect from selected pharmacies in Bradford

NHS Test and Trace, working with NHS England and NHS Improvement and Community Pharmacy West Yorkshire, are making free COVID-19 swab tests available for collection from a number of community pharmacies in Bradford as part of the Bradford Community Pharmacy Pilot starting in January 2021.

The aim of the scheme is to make the COVID-19 tests more accessible to the general public and increase the number of tests for symptomatic patients. If the Bradford pilot is successful the scheme will then be rolled out nationally.

Free COVID-19 test kits can be collected from selected pharmacies; there is no need to reserve or book a test.

Just send someone to pick up a free test kit for you if:

• they don’t have symptoms
• they are outside your household and not in your support bubble

You can collect a test kit from these selected pharmacies.

How it works:

1. Send someone without symptoms and not in your household (or support bubble) to pick up the test kit from the pharmacy.
2. Before you take the test register your test kit details online.
3. Take the swab and package it, following instructions provided in the kit.
4. Post the completed test kit at your nearest Royal Mail Priority post box on the same day you take the test.
   • Check collection times of your nearest priority post box at: https://www.royalmail.com/services-near-you#/
5. You should get the test results by text and email within 2-5 days after returning the kit.

If you have not received your results after 5 days, call 119.

Please do not go to the pharmacy if you have COVID-19 symptoms, ensure that you send someone from outside your household / support bubble who does not have any COVID-19 symptoms.