Lateral Flow Device Service
Please follow the below link to view a list of pharmacies registered on the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal to indicate they are ready to provide the NHS Lateral Flow Device Service:
Lateral Flow Device Service 24032025
A service finder tool is now available on the NHS website to assist members of the public and healthcare professionals to search for a pharmacy that offers the service, please follow the below link:
The pharmacy COVID-19 rapid LFD test supply service finder
The changes in the NICE guidance means the following patient cohorts are no longer eligible to receive free LFD tests through the service:
- People aged 85 years and over
- People with end-stage heart failure who have a long-term ventricular assistance device
- People on the organ transplant waiting list
- People resident in a care home who are aged 70 years and over
- People resident in a care home who have a BMI of 35 kg/m2 or more
- People resident in a care home who have diabetes
- People resident in a care home who have heart failure
- People currently in a hospital who are aged 70 years and over
- People currently in a hospital who have a BMI of 35 kg/m2 or more
- People currently in a hospital who have diabetes
- People currently in a hospital who have heart failure
