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Protect your bubble – get a test

Posted on Friday 29th January 2021

People in support or childcare bubbles who leave their homes to make essential trips are being urged to get tested in one of Staffordshire’s Community Testing Centres.

The centres, one in each district and borough are open seven days a week for people without symptoms.

This call is part of the county council's aims to test thousands of asymptomatic people every day. 

Dr Johnny McMahon Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Health, Care and Wellbeing, said:

“It is important everyone stays at home wherever possible and no mixing with other households takes place.

“For the people who are legally entitled to form a support or childcare bubble we are strongly encouraging you to get tested regularly.

“We know that 1 in 3 people do not display any symptoms and that the new strain of coronavirus spreads far quicker.

“The best way to protect your bubble and break the chain of virus transmission is to follow the rules and to get tested on a regular basis.

“Tests are simple, free and you get your results in around 30 minutes.”

Not everybody can form a support or childcare bubble – please see Making a support bubble with another household  or  Making a childcare bubble for full details.

For anybody in a Covid hotspot area where numbers of cases are very high, it is especially important that they get tested if they have to leave the house.

The Covid-19 community testing sites and hotspot areas are as below:

District / borough

Community testing sites

Hotspot areas

Cannock Chase

Chase Leisure Centre, Stafford Road, Cannock, WS11 4AL

(Monday to Sunday) 

Cannock East, Cannock North, Cannock South, Hednesford Green Heath, Hednesford South, Norton Canes, Rawnsley

East Staffordshire

Hillfield House, Hillfield Lane, Burton-upon-Trent DE13 0BW

(Monday to Sunday) 

Branston, Burton, Eton Park, Horninglow, Stapenhill

Lichfield

Burntwood Leisure Centre, High Street, Chasetown, Burntwood WS7 3XH

(Monday to Thursday)

Lichfield City FC, Brownsfield Road, Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 6AY

(Friday to Sunday)

Boney Hay & Central, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Curborough, Shenstone, Whittington & Streethay

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Seabridge Centre, Ash Way, Newcastle, ST5 3UB 

(Monday to Sunday) 

None

South Staffordshire

Wombourne Library, Church Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9EZ

(Monday to Sunday) 

Bilbrook, Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon, Cheslyn Hay South, Codsall North, Great Wyrley Town, Himley and Swindon, Huntington and Hatherton, Kinver, Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell, Perton Dippons, Perton Lakeside, Trysull and Seisdon, Wombourne South West

Stafford

Kingston Centre, Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW

(Monday to Sunday) 

Holmcroft, Rowley, Seighford & Church Eaton

Staffordshire Moorlands

Brough Park Leisure Centre, Brough Park, Leek, ST13 6AT

(Sunday to Thursday)

 

Biddulph Leisure Centre, Thames Drive, Biddulph, ST8 7HL

(Monday to Sunday) 

Hamps Valley

Tamworth

Tamworth Campus, Croft Street, Tamworth, B79 8AE

(Monday to Friday only) 

Wilnecote Parish Hall, 40 Watling St, Two Gates, Wilnecote, Tamworth B77 5AD

(Saturday and Sunday only)

Amington, Bolehall, Glascote, Mercian, Wilnecote

There will also be pop-up community testing sites at various locations supporting the above.

People with symptoms or those who have been asked to self-isolate as a close contact of a Covid case should not attend.

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