Inverclyde HSCP
FRONTLINE staff visiting care homes will now be tested for Covid-19.
Training for lateral flow testing, which gives results within half an hour, has now started.
Inverclyde health and social care partnership say this will mean that all adult community nursing, allied health professionals and social care staff will be screened.
The regime will be in place for those going into care homes, sheltered housing complexes or houses.
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