Covid-19 testing solutions

Our Covid-19 testing solutions allow employers to check if employees currently have coronavirus.

Rapid antigen lateral flow tests look for the presence of coronavirus. Regularly testing employees can mitigate outbreaks in your work environment, whilst also protecting your business operations.

Our COVID-19 testing solutions are UKCAS accredited. We also have access to the only CE approved rapid antigen lateral flow tests for Covid-19, which can be conducted on-site.

How we’ve helped other businesses

Testimonials

”Acacium Group and Thornbury Nursing Services were indispensable in helping King’s College London deliver lateral flow testing to enable our students to safely return home prior to Christmas and subsequently, to enable the ‘test to return’ and weekly test schedules in the new year, as we were required to do by the government.

Their advice and assistance in helping set up our three testing sites was invaluable, as was their flexibility in managing the staffing resource as our needs changed, sometimes on a daily basis. King’s are proud of the service we were able to deliver to our students in these uncertain times but could not have managed it without Acacium Group and Thornbury Nursing Services.”
Richard Kent, Kings College London

”We’ve been really happy with the support Thornbury Nursing Services has given us over several months, to provide us with a personalised Covid testing service. Not only have I had great feedback from students and staff about the care and professionalism they have experienced in our testing centre but the flexibility of support as the regulations and requirements changed was brilliant and very reassuring.”
Andrew Young, COO, LSE

”The Thornbury nurses supporting us are all absolutely brilliant at meeting our requirements and engaging with the team doing both Thornbury’s and their reputations a great service. Therefore, while we look forward to the day when they are no longer required, they will all very much be missed when that day comes.”
Iain Mortimer, Apetito

Rapid antigen testing

Our rapid antigen lateral flow test has comparable sensitivity and accuracy, with a few percentage points less sensitivity than the PCR test. A PCR test is 99.3% accurate and a lateral flow test is 97% accurate. Test accuracy is also heavily dependent on the test being conducted under the supervision of a qualified medical professional, be that in person or remotely.

However, the lower sensitivity level is mitigated by the fact that the nasal-swab test delivers results within 15 minutes. The PCR test can take up to 3 days to return once someone is able to get an appointment with the lab.

Trained health professionals, available at short notice

We can mobilise qualified nurses, healthcare assistants and phlebotomists across the country at short notice, so wherever your place of work, we can reach you quickly. Our extensive pool of health professionals and large-scale testing capacity allows us to perform multiple tests on a daily basis, with results available within 15 minutes, a faster turnaround time than government-issued tests.  You will also receive expert, clinical support and advice, either onsite or remotely, to interpret test results and advise on the next steps.