Lateral Flow Testing Kits

Lateral Flow Testing Kits (Update- January 2022)

The school has received a new order of LFT kits called Flowflex. They will be in use from this week onwards. These are NASAL ONLY testing kits. Please read the enclosed information leaflet carefully. There are some changes in the instructions on how to perform the test, which are as follows:

  Insert swab into both nostrils and rotate for 5 turns each.

  Rotate swab in buffer tube for 30 secs.

  Rotate swab 5 times while squeezing sides of buffer tube.

  Place 4 drops onto text cassette.

  Read after 15-30mins. Do not read after 30 mins.