When do you get a test?

[hewielewie]

With Hancock saying this morning that 25% of people are getting tested when they don't need it I was wondering when you were advised to get a test. I was under the impression that if you were informed that you had been near someone who had a positive test you had to isolate and get a test yourself. On reading the guidance that does not seem to be the case. Could the guidance and information given out make is confusing for people on when to get tested?

 

[Oooo]

I assumed it needed to be via a doctor's referral based on your symptoms

 

[DCI_Gene_Hunt]

The Govt giving out confusing guidance and information............surely not!

 

[DCI_Gene_Hunt]

I assumed it needed to be via a doctor's referral based on your symptoms

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested

 

[Juninho10]

I asummed this meant if there were 100 tests, 25% of them were not needed

Rather than 25% of the entire population were being tested