Kirklees Together

Rapid Lateral Flow Testing and Home-Test Collection Kits

You can get regular COVID-19 lateral flow tests if you don’t have symptoms to help stop the spread of the virus and protect your family and community.

If you are showing COVID-19 symptoms, you should book a PCR test.

Why is getting tested important?

Even if you have been vaccinated, regular testing remains important to help us stay one step ahead of the virus and keep Kirklees open.

Many of us have been vaccinated, but that may not stop us from catching and spreading the virus, or even from becoming ill with it.

About 1 in 3 people with COVID-19 do not have symptoms but can still infect others. You can find out more about regular rapid lateral flow tests on the NHS website.

How can I get a test?

 We’re bringing a number of one-day mobile test and collection points to areas across Kirklees. We want to make it easier for residents to collect their regular later flow tests.

 Anyone over 18 can collect two packs of home testing kits (containing seven tests each). The times, dates and locations are in the below table.

Over the next week we’ll be visiting Denby Dale, Batley, Thornhill Lees, Ravensthorpe, Slaithwait, Birstall, Holmfirth, Dewsbury, and Huddersfield.

You don’t need to book, just turn up and please wear a face covering and social distance from those outside your household or bubble.

The tests come with instructions on how to use the tests and how frequently you should take them. We will have staff on hand to show you how to use the tests should you need help.

Mobile test and collect site timetable

 We’ll be visiting the following locations where you will be able to both get an assisted lateral flow test and pick up your home-test collection kits.

 

Date	Time	Area	Location	Address
Saturday 10 July   Test & Collect	9am – 4pm	Batley	Batley B&M superstore	Blakeridge Mills, Mayman Lane, Batley, WF17 8FU
Sunday 11 July Test & collect	12pm – 4pm	Thornhill Lees	Thornhill Lees Mullaco supermarket	Slaithwaite Rd Dewsbury WF12 0AA
Monday 12 July Test and collect	9am – 4pm	Ravensthorpe	Ravensthorpe Retail Park	Ravensthorpe Shopping Park, Huddersfield Road, WF13 3JR
Friday 16 July Test and collect	9am – 4pm	Dewsbury	ASDA, Dewsbury	Mill Street West, Dewsbury WF12 9AE

Mobile collection site timetable – no assisted testing is available, collection of home testing kits only

Come and collect your regular lateral flows tests at the below locations this week. Our friendly team will be on site to answer any questions.

 

Date	Time	Area	Location	Address
Friday 9 July   Collect only	9:30am – 4:30pm	Denby Dale	Denby Dale Community Library	Wakefield Road Denby Dale Huddersfield HD8 8RT
Tuesday 13 July   Collect only	8am – 5pm	Slaithwaite	Aldi, Slaithwaite	ALDI – Britannia Road Slaithwaite HD7 5HE
Wednesday 14 July   Collect only	8am – 5pm	Birstall	Birstall Market	Birstall Market Car Park, Market Street, Birstall WF17 9EL
Thursday 15 July   Collect only	8am – 5pm	Holmfirth	Co-op, Holmfirth	Market Street, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, HD9 7AX
Friday 16 July Collect only	8am – 5pm	Fixby, Fartown, Birkby & Deighton	ASDA, Huddersfield	Off Long Hill Rd, Bradford Rd, Huddersfield HD2 2LQ

If we’re not visiting an area near you this week, visit the NHS website to find you nearest fixed collection point for people who don’t have COVID-19 symptoms.

Rachel Spencer-Henshall, Strategic Director for Public Health at Kirklees Council, said:

“In addition to getting vaccinated and always remembering hands, face, space, another great way you can help reduce the spread of Covid-19 in your community is getting a rapid lateral flow test twice a week if you are not showing any symptoms.

“Asymptomatic testing helps us identify people who are infectious and could spread the infection to others unknowingly. This is particularly important with restrictions now starting to ease and it now being much more likely to come into contact with people from other households.”

We really urge everyone to continue to get tests wherever possible to keep your community safe and help prevent the spread of infection.

• If you test positive, you help to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 in your household, support bubble and community.
• The test identifies and supports infectious people to isolate before they develop symptoms.
• Testing helps with the management and containment of COVID-19 outbreaks.
• Testing protects those most vulnerable to the impacts and consequences of COVID-19.