Coronavirus (COVID-19): staying at home
Free COVID-19 testing has ended for most people in Scotland. If you have symptoms you should stay at home until you feel better.
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Testing in Scotland
Free COVID-19 testing has now ended for most people in Scotland.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19 you should stay at home and avoid contact with others until you feel better.
Testing remains for specific groups in order to protect highest risk setting and support clinical care.
You can order tests online or by calling 119 if you are:
- visiting a hospital or care home
- an unpaid carer
- eligible for covid treatments
- applying for the self-isolation support grant
Detailed information on the changes to testing and isolation can be found at NHS Inform.
- First published
- 11 January 2021
- Last updated
- 3 May 2022 - show all updates
- All updates
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Added more information on who the health and social care staff guidance is for
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Previous page called 'Changes from 1 May' now points to NHS Inform.
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Renamed 'Staying at home' and updated to explain that free COVID-19 testing has ended for most people in Scotland. Information on testing and staying at home is on NHS Inform at https://www.nhsinform.scot/covid.
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Added section explaining changes from 1 May 2022.
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Updated to reflect changes to testing that have come into effect: particularly to LFD testing advice.
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Updated 'If you do not have symptoms (lateral flow tests)'.
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Edits made to comply with gov.scot writing style guide
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Updated 'If you do not have symptoms (lateral flow tests).'
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Edits made to comply with gov.scot writing style guide
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Updated No symptoms.
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Added Ayr walk through test site.
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Changes to PCR prioritisation and If you have symptoms
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Tayside community testing link amended to replace faulty links.
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Updated If you do not have symptoms (lateral flow tests).
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Updated If you do not have symptoms (lateral flow tests).
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Addition of essential worker PCR prioritisation page
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Removal of reference to the 90 day rule for re-testing with LFD
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Updated If you do not have symptoms (lateral flow tests).
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Added Edinburgh City Centre (Gilmore Park) to walk-through testing sites.
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Added Renfrew to walk-through testing sites.
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Minor layout revisions to no symptoms page to make it clearer.
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Updated list of walk-through testing sites
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Updated 'If you do not have symptoms (lateral flow tests)'.
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Added an overview page to help direct people to international travel testing information.
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Updated list of walk-through testing sites
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Added Iona and Mull to small scale test sites.
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Workplace testing page added
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Updated link for Lanarkshire in targeted community testing page.
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Removed rapid test sites from targeted community testing page.
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Added link to asymptomatic test facilities in Clydebank and Dumbarton on targeted community testing page.
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Changed link for Aberdeenshire targeted community testing.
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Removed line from no symptoms page on "You must not use a LFD test if you: need to take a test for international travel".
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Added accordion panel and community testing info for Western Isles
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Removed three small scale testing sites from Highland.
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Updated opening times for collecting LFD tests.
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Added Blantyre (Springwell Neighbourhood Hall) to walk through testing sites on if you have symptoms page.
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Added Glasgow Crossmyloof to walk through testing sites on if you have symptoms page.
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Amended Glasgow Springburn to Glasgow Possilpark and added Dalkeith to walkthrough test sites on if you have symptoms page.
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Link for East Ayrshire updated on targeted community testing page.
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Removed Glasgow Gorbals, added Glasgow Green and Milngavie to walk through test sites on if you have symptoms page.
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Gigha added to small-scale testing sites on if you have symptoms page.
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Link to community testing in Lanarkshire added to targeted community testing.
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Airdrie (Chapel Lane Car Park) and Edinburgh Restalrig (Portlee Day Centre) added to walk through testing sites on if you have symptoms page.
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Link to how to get tested in Argyll and Bute added to community testing page.
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Minor amendment to clarify how to get a PCR test in targeted community testing.
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Updated to reflect universal roll out of lateral flow testing.
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Edinburgh Craiglockhart added to walkthrough testing sites.
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Added entries to Forth Valley and Highland asymptomatic testing page.
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Updated section on testing for those with no symptoms to include information on island travel.
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Added link for asymptomatic testing in Midlothian
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Walk-in test site locations in Glasgow and Dundee added.
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Added link to request lateral flow tests via gov.uk
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Added links for asymptomatic testing in Tayside.
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Livingston (Livingston FC Car Park) added to walk through testing sites.
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Edinburgh Clermiston (Drumbrae Leisure Centre Car Park) added to walk through testing sites.
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Restructured the guide to make it clearer based on symptomatic and asymptomatic testing.
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Removed link to map until it includes opening times.
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Added Edinburgh Newington (Newington Library)
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Added a link to a map of testing sites on Google maps
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Edinburgh Oxgangs (Oxgangs Library) added to list of walk through testing sites.
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Added Dumbarton (Risk Street Short Stay Car Park 1) to walk through test sites.
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Added Glasgow Dalmarnock (The Legacy Hub) walk through site.
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Added Glasgow Carntyne (Cranhill Community Centre) walk through site.
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Test results and Community testing pages updated.
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Addition of locations to small scale test sites in Highland and Argyll and Bute.
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Added Glenrothes drive through site.
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Added Edinburgh Granton walk through site.
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Added Edinburgh Niddrie walk through site.
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More sites added to small scale test sites.
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Walk-through testing sites updated to include Glasgow Easterhouse (Easterhouse Social Work car park).
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Updated to add information about small-scale test sites.
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Walk-through testing sites updated to include Kirkcaldy (Overton Community Centre)
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Walk-through testing sites updated to include Castlemilk (Barlia Sports Complext).
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Walk-through testing sites updated to include Pollok (Pollok Community Centre)
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List of walk-in testing sites updates.
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Walk-through testing sites updated to remove Glasgow east (Easterhouse Sports Centre).
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Added Dumfries (Brooms Road Car Park) to list of walk through testing sites
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Additional test sites added to walk-through testing sites.
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Additional test sites added to walk-through testing sites.
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Additional test sites added.
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Added Cumbernauld (Fleming House car park) to walk through test sites.
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Added Perth (Thimblerow car park) to walk through test sites.
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Added north Edinburgh (Leith Library) to walk through test sites.
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Added Inverness (Highland Council HQ rear car park) to walk through test sites.
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Added Inverclyde (Crawfurds Burn Community Centre) to walk through test sites.
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Added walk in test site at West Edinburgh (Gate 55, Sighthill).
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Updated link to ask for a coronavirus test in how to arrange a test.
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Added Stirling (Forthside Way, next to The Engine Shed) to walk-through testing sites.
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Added West Dunbartonshire (Napier Hall) to walk-through testing sites.
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Updates to walk through testing sites in where testing takes place.
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Update to drive-through testing locations in where testing takes place.
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