
Essential workers and those prioritised for testing
By DTA | 8th February 2021 | News
An extract from the list of essential workers and those prioritised for testing in England:
See separate lists for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland .
All NHS and social care staff, including:
- doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, social workers, care workers, and other frontline health and social care staff, including community pharmacists and their staff, students on clinical placements, volunteers and unpaid carers
- the support and specialist staff required to maintain the UK's health and social care sector
- those working as part of the health and social care supply chain, including producers and distributors of medicines, and medical and personal protective equipment
- NHS Blood and Transplant frontline staff (blood donation staff, specialist nurses for organ donation, staff running therapeutic apheresis services in NHS hospitals)
- those providing ancillary support to NHS workers (such as hotel accommodation for NHS staff)
A government announcement on 1 February states: 'People living in postcodes CR4, EN10, GU21, ME15, N17, PR9, W7, WS2: Everyone over 16 is strongly encouraged to get a coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Find out how to get a test on your local authority website .'