About Us
Fast & Reliable Private Rapid Antigen Fit to Fly Test and Certificate Service for Basingstoke & the Neighbouring areas.
Antigen Test Basingstoke is located at Rooksdown Pharmacy. We are partnered with Government listed Private Test Providers.
In-clinic fit to fly antigen test and certificate service in Basingstoke
Antigen tests that are supervised by a healthcare professional are considered to be Gold-standard. These tests are appropriate for countries that accept an antigen test. If you want to check if your destination country accepts an antigen test as a fit to fly, you can visit the Foreign Office Website here, https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
Fore most people, doing the test in clinic is the right option as they don’t have to worry about the procedure as it is supervised by a healthcare professional. The test takes about 15 minutes and the results are email to you on the same day. Book your test today.
Home Antigen Test Kit and Fit to Fly Certificate in Basingstoke
Order your Home Antigen Test kit and collect it in-store at Basingstoke pharmacy .
Some of the countries that accept an antigen test, according to the current rules. We advise you to check the government website for the latest travel testing requirements. We try to keep the content on our website up-to-date but we cannot guarantee that it will be always accurate and reflect the latest information.
Countries that accept an antigen test as a fit to fly entry test
Our location:
Rooksdown Pharmacy, Park Prewett Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9RG
Have Any Questions?
FAQ's
These FAQs will help answer any questions may have.
WHAT IS A FIT TO FLY ANTIGEN TEST?
Lateral flow tests are well established form of diagnostic tests for checking the presence of antigen (viral) when some one is infected with Covid-19. It detects presence of active Covid-19 infection.
HOW IS THE RAPID ANTIGEN TEST CARRIED OUT?
We recommend that you read and follow the manufacturer instructions carefully.
The brand of lateral flow test that we use requires you to take a swab sample from both nostrils only. This is generally a simple and painless process. The swab is then immersed in to the chemical solution. The solution tube has a dropper top which is used to add drops of the solution into the well in the test cassette. The results are displayed on the screen of the test cassette within 15-30 minutes.
HOW ACCURATE IS THE TEST?
According to the brand that we use, their test kits have data from clinical trials from the UK, USA, Sweden and China which show a combined accuracy of 98.8% (96.8% diagnostic sensitivity and 97.1% specificity).
IS THE TEST EC MARKED AND APRROVED BY THE EU, UK AND THE US?
The manufacturer of the kit has confirmed that the test kits are EC marked and fully registered with MHRA.
Also that “The UK Government Public Health England, Porton Down Laboratory, which reviews all lateral flow tests for the DHSC/UK Government, has validated the test to have exemplary accuracy at multiple viral loads, including for asymptomatic patients, and across the new different variants.
HOW CAN I CHECK IF MY DESTINATION COUNTRY ACCEPTS AN ANTIGEN TEST?
You can check the UK government foreign travel website to see if your destination country accepts an antigen test. Click on this link: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice