Tier 3'er Do you have access to rapid mass testing in your Town/City?

[McFarts]

Just that really, im in Sheffield and id assumed as per Boris's press conference that all tier 3 area's would be getting rapid mass testing. So far there has been no mention of it. Just wondering if others have? I had planned on getting us all tested once the kids break up from school, prior to meeting family over Christmas.

Lincolnshire. No.
It was announced locally that the mass testing would only be in the hotspots (Lincoln and Boston). Not the rest of the vast county where rates were relatively low. Not sure if it's arrived in the hotspots yet.

How much is anyone willing to bet that it will happen in London quickly?

Not that I'm aware of..

Notts - not to my knowledge

Nope.

Nope, I’m in West Yorkshire under Kirklees council and apparently they are working on it.

Leicestershire and no, we've also been taken off the vaccination hub list despite Leicester city having been in permanent lockdown since March.

Nope - we are in Kent

Derbyshire, not that I know of.

Although to be honest cases here have been dropping anyway.

Not in any of the south west tier 3 areas.

Disappointing,

Warwickshire - no.

So in summary, they lied?

Not here in greater Manchester either

Bristol - nope.

Yes in Medway there is mass testing, it started on Monday I do believe

@Hayeahnobut

So in summary, they lied?

Yes so it would seem!

Good to hear that some have, but it seems to be a very small minority.

@HellnoH20

Yes in Medway there is mass testing, it started on Monday I do believe

Also in Medway. DD’s primary school sent an email out saying it was open to everyone but the link on the email said just critical workers. Also not had an email from Medway council saying it is open so I’m not sure.

In my part of the NE no, but DD had a test a week back and results were in same day.

Nope. NE.

Though I was told it was decided upon by the local LA in the specific area.

We are meant to be starting the lateral flow tests for secondary school teachers next week. Chosen as a trial area (Been Tier 3 forever)
Heard very little about it.
Cannot believe London pupils have got testing before North West pupils but I guess we don't count.

Durham uni will be doing later flow tests on staff and students.

Tyneside tier 3 and less than 100 cases per 10000 and not as far as I know although the unis do have mass testing don't think they do for the general public

Midlands here, tier 3, nope 🙄.

areas were only told on Monday if their bids were successful to be in wave 1 of the mass testing, even then, areas can use them how they like , eg a workforce or a setting, the general public might not even get to know about it happening, the vast majority will be nothing like the Liverpool mass testing, be much smaller scale, the army cannot come into every area and set up the testing, there just isn’t the capacity

Gtr Manchester, nope