Waiting times for test results

[kirinm]

We are currently waiting for test results and I'm just wondering what peoples experiences have been lately time wise?

I was tested in the summer and got my results in about 12 hours (London).

How long did you wait and roughly where are you based?

36 hours Midlands

@neddle

Does anyone know if they only text results at ‘normal’ times? Ie 7am-8pm or could they potentially text during the night?

24 hours a day, I've had results at 4am before

@whataballbag
Thanks.

Dd got tested at 10am on Tuesday and we're still waiting. I work for NHS and booked her test via our occupational health thinking it would be quicker, deluded fool that I am.
I'm in Central Scotland - only took 30 hrs when dd was tested in August and that was via the government site.
We've now all been off school and work all week and I'm stressing at all the work that will have piled up whilst I'm off (admin, no one else covers my role).

Also had results in middle of the night before too. Last result took 34 hours. That was a few weeks ago. DP had one at 8am this morning so will see how long that one takes...!

Our result came through in the night (before midnight but after I was asleep)!

20 hours, Manchester. Notification appeared in the app. Email went into junk, no text.

My son was tested, posted back same day, never got results! We all ended up isolating over half term for 14 days!!! Rang 119 to escalate it , still no results! Very 😠

Still nothing here. Really hoping that this doesn't end up a lost result.

Update, DP's result came back at 6am this morning so 22 hours - his was positive.

@ThisMustBeMyDream

Update, DP's result came back at 6am this morning so 22 hours - his was positive.

Oh no! Hope he's doing okay.

London/Surrey test at 7pm Tuesday, results 6am Thursday.

Thanks @kirinm. He seems mild. I'm also symptomatic today so off for my own test.

London- 2 days

DS (age 7) got sent home from school as he had a coughing fit in class. Had a test 2.30pm Wednesday and still waiting for result in London. What is more annoying is that he hasn't coughed since he came home from school on Wednesday, no sign of a fever but they want a test before accepting him back :(

@roses2

DS (age 7) got sent home from school as he had a coughing fit in class. Had a test 2.30pm Wednesday and still waiting for result in London. What is more annoying is that he hasn't coughed since he came home from school on Wednesday, no sign of a fever but they want a test before accepting him back :(

Same. DD was sent home from nursery on weds, we got a test at 6pm and haven't heard anything. We went to the Greenwich test site and because they had so many appointments free I assumed the results would be quick.

Waiting here in nw, ds tested (v Mild cough) 7pm last night.
As a family we have had 2 since the summer which took 22h and 28h.

Mine just came through, 56 hours
Positive

@thenewaveragebear1983

Mine just came through, 56 hours Positive

Oh dear. Hope you're not feeling too bad.

No I feel ok. Washed out. What's frightening is actually how not ill I feel and how many thousands of people must be going around like this. I had no cough or temp, and only lost sense of smell for about 6 hours

D'S finally got his negative result after 52 hours. I have two kids and really don't want to do this every other week until Spring

We have also finally got a negative. They seriously need to improve testing times.

@Frazzled2207

Waiting here in nw, ds tested (v Mild cough) 7pm last night. As a family we have had 2 since the summer which took 22h and 28h.

Just got it back at 8pm after 25 hours (manchester)

Same kind of turn around time for my test the day after my partners positive one. Mine was negative. As were my children. We tested 12pm yesterday, all 3 results came back together at 9.05 this morning. So 21 hours.

Lancashire. Test at 1pm yesterday. Email with negative result at 4am this morning.