COVID-19 TESTS
We are a private provider of RT PCR coronavirus testing listed by the UK government for all travel related COVID-19 PCR tests listed below.
We provide a reliable and personalised one-stop walk-in service (Mon to Sat - No appointment required). This eliminates the problems and stress which people face with postal travel COVID-19 testing providers.
- Pre departure test (fit to fly)
- Test to release (the day 5 test)
- Day 2 and day 8 tests
Reliable Next Day Results
Green Travel Pack *
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1 × Pre Departure PCR Test (departing from UK): £130
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1 × Day 2 PCR Test: £110
Amber Travel Pack *
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1 × Pre Departure PCR Test (departing from UK): £130
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1 × Day 2 PCR Test: £110
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1 × Day 8 PCR Test: £110
*Please note the price of the individual tests in each pack and that the UK government may additionally require you to take a test prior to your return to the UK. This test will have to be organised by you in your destination.
COVID-19 TESTING SERVICES
PRE DEPARTURE TEST
PCR test available via our home sample collection kit or by visiting our pharmacy. Appropriate certification for travel provided.
TEST TO RELEASE (DAY 5)
Under the scheme, anyone who arrives in England can reduce their quarantine to 5 days. If the result is negative, you can stop self-isolating. Unlike day 2 and 8 tests, test to release is not mandatory.
THE PROCESS
Step 1
Check your destination pre departure COVID-19 entry requirement on Foreign travel advice – GOV.UK and establish the tests required and their timing.
The COVID-19 testing requirement before you travel to England is accessible here.
For PCR tests required after entering England, check Red, amber and green list rules for entering England -GOV.UK.
It is your responsibility to ensure you arrange the correct testing.
Traffic Light Arrivals
*Fully vaccinated means a full 14 days have passed since the final dose of COVID-19 vaccine given through the UK vaccine programme (i.e. an NHS administered COVID-19 vaccine).
Those who have been fully vaccinated with an NHS administered vaccine in the UK and are returning from amber countries will still be required to complete a pre-departure test before arrival into England, alongside a PCR test on or before day 2 after arrival. They will not have to take a day 8 test or self-isolate.
Step 2
For any PCR test required, please fill in the form below before coming in for your test for each person. If you have any questions, please call on 020 7435 7075 or email us at info@hhpharmacy.co.uk
It is important to ensure your full name, date of birth and the passport number are entered correctly on this form, as this is what will appear on your COVID-19 test certificate. There is an opportunity to double check this information, once more when you come in for your test.
Step 3
You will then receive an email immediately (check your junk folder, if you don’t receive this email) which details our process for all travel PCR tests we offer.
Step 4
You can walk in and do a self-swab at our private consultation room anytime 09:15 to 16:15, Monday to Friday and NO appointment is required.
For Saturdays, please call us on 020 7435 7075 to book an appointment.
- Address: Hampstead Heath Pharmacy, Travel Health & Vaccination Clinic, 35 South End Road, London, NW3 2PY
Step 5
For pre departure test:
Come in for your test as described in step 4
For day 2 or day 2 & 8 test(s):
You must take your 2 COVID-19 travel tests (booked before you arrive in England):
- on or before day 2 for variant surveillance
- on or after day 8 to check that you do not have COVID-19
The day you arrive in England is day 0. The day after you arrive is day 1, and so on.
You can walk in to purchase and collect the booking reference number required before your travel OR you can call us on 020 7435 7075 and purchase your kits by card and obtain the booking reference number.
Subsequently, you can walk in to do the swab and registering your details with our partner lab, anytime 09:15 to 17:00, Monday to Friday and NO appointment is required.
For Saturdays, please call us on 020 7435 7075 to book an appointment.
For test to release:
Come in for your test as described in step 4
Step 6
Receive results & travel certificate to email address provided during your registration, on the next day after the swab is done.
The certificate provided with results includes the following information:
- Traveller name and date of birth
- Name and address of the laboratory that administered the test
- The date on which the test was conducted
- The type of test conducted
- The test result
- This service is NOT suitable for anyone with symptoms of COVID-19, or anyone who thinks they may have COVID-19. Please don’t book an appointment or come into store if you, anyone in your household or support bubble have symptoms of COVID-19 or you have been told to isolate after contact with a person that has tested positive for COVID-19. Instead stay at home and follow the latest government guidance.
- A home visit service is also available with a home visit fee of £80 for your address (subject to availability). This is useful for Sunday and bank holidays when the pharmacy is closed. Results will be sent out on the next day, all days including weekends, e.g. if a test is done on Sunday, via home visit, the result will be sent out on Monday.
- Due to the sensitivity of these tests, there is a very small chance the test result could be returned as inconclusive/failed. If a test result is inconclusive/failed it is not possible to say if the person being tested had the virus when the test was done and a retest must be carried out. In this rare occasion, we will cover the cost of the retest.
- Please make sure you do not eat, drink, chew gum, smoke or brush your teeth at least 30 minutes before you take the mouth swab. Doing this can contaminate your sample which may result in it needing a retest and therefore, delay your result.
