RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Drive-through testing in COVID-19: experience from NHS Lothian
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 290
OP 291
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0160
VO 20
IS 3
A1 Katherine Hill
A1 Robyn Campbell
A1 Callum Mutch
A1 Oliver Koch
A1 Claire Mackintosh
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/3/290.abstract
AB The growing epidemic of SARS-CoV-2 challenges healthcare resources globally and mandates innovation. We describe our novel drive-through coronavirus testing which we used for testing of possible cases in the contain phase of UK response and are now using for healthcare worker testing. We found that this system was pragmatic, cost-efficient and favourable for patients. It is easily modifiable for use in future infectious disease outbreaks.