Community Testing **UPDATED 20/01/2022**

Thank you for your continued support in reaching communities with information on Covid testing in Edinburgh. The Scottish Government are asking people to test twice a week, even if they are vaccinated and have no symptoms.

Please can you share this with your contacts in the community and encourage people to come along for testing.

Community test centres

Community testing centres are walk-in centres for people with no symptoms – you do not need to make an appointment. These offer lateral flow tests which take around 15 minutes and we send results in around 45 minutes. You can collect home testing kits from these centres (and most libraries):

• McDonald Road Library until Saturday 5 February (closed Sundays), 9am to 6pm. Library services will still be available at this time.
• Wester Hailes Library from Monday 24 January to Saturday 5 February (closed Sundays), 9am to 6pm. Library services will still be available at this time.

Mobile test units
Mobile testing units are run by the Scottish Ambulance Service and offer PCR tests. You will be sent your result in 24 to 72 hours. These units are for people with symptoms and people without symptoms. If you have no symptoms you don’t need to make an appointment. If you have symptoms or have been identified as a close contact you must book a PCR test online or call National Testing Centre on 119 before coming along.

• Assembly Rooms, George Street, Monday 24 January to Saturday 29 January, 10am to 5pm
• Blackhall Mosque, 1 House O’Hill Road, Monday 24 January to Thursday 27 January, 10am to 4pm
• Edinburgh University, Buccleuch Place (outside Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre) until Sunday 6 February, 10am to 4pm
• Craigmillar Medical Centre car park, 106 Niddrie Mains Road until Sunday 6 February, 10am to 4pm
• The Faith Mission Bible College car park, 2- 4 Drum Street until Sunday 30 January, 10am to 4pm

You can find out more about community testing on our web pages at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/communitytesting

Thank you for your help.