Question: How can an essential worker get a test done?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Apply for a coronavirus test if you're an essential worker
section_headers: When to apply for a test
section_content: Apply within the first 3 days of having symptoms. The test is best taken
within 5 days of symptoms starting.
You might not get a test if you apply - it depends how many tests are
available in your area.
 Start now 

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Provides a link to where you may or may not be getting a test from online.
This answer does not relate specifically to the question as it does not address essential workers specifically.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested
section_headers: Arrange a test if you’re an essential worker
section_content: The self-referral and employer referral test booking routes for essential
workers are available for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Self-referral
Apply for a coronavirus test if you’re an essential
worker
You should be able to choose between a drive-through appointment and home test
kit.
Book a drive-through test appointment if you have a verification
code
Employer referral
The employer referral portal allows employers to refer essential workers who
are self-isolating either because they or member(s) of their household have
coronavirus symptoms, for testing.
The employer referral portal is a secure portal for employers to use to upload
the full list of names and contact details of self-isolating essential
workers.
If referred through this portal, essential workers will receive a text message
with a unique invitation code to book a test for themselves (if symptomatic) or their
symptomatic household member(s) at a regional testing site.
In order to obtain a login, employers of essential workers should email
portalservicedesk@dhsc.gov.uk with:

organisation name
nature of the organisation’s business
region
names (where possible) and email addresses of the 2 users who will load essential worker contact details

Once employer details have been verified, 2 login credentials will be issued
for the employer referral portal.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Provides links for both Employer and Employee essential workers to arrange for testing whether it be employer or employee initiated.
This answer relates to the question of where essential workers can get a test, and thus relates to the question.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested
section_headers: The testing process
section_content: The test involves taking a swab of the nose and the back of the throat, which
can be done by the person themselves (self-administered) or by someone else
(assisted).
The different ways you can get tested are covered below.
Regional testing sites
We are establishing a network of drive-through regional testing sites.
Watch a video explaining the process for drive-through testing:
Coronavirus tests for essential workers
Home testing
Home test kits can be delivered to someone’s door so they can test themselves
and their family without leaving the house. Home test kit availability will be
initially limited, but more will become available.
If you have been delivered a home testing kit or have been given a self-test
kit at a regional test site, here is a tutorial video that supports the
written instructions in your pack, from Dr Amir Khan:
How to take a coronavirus self-test
swab
Mobile testing units
Mobile testing units travel around the UK to increase access to coronavirus
testing. They respond to need, travelling to test essential workers at sites
including care homes, police stations and prisons.
New units are being brought into operation each day.
Satellite centres
NHS capability is being increased by providing test kits directly to
‘satellite’ centres at places like hospitals that have a particularly urgent
or significant need.
NHS facilities
Testing within an NHS facility such as a hospital is available for patients
and some NHS workers.
Across all these testing methods, there is a network of couriers who collect
the completed samples and deliver them safely to one of our laboratories. The
swab samples are analysed at our labs and the result is communicated back to
the individual.
We aim to return test results within 48 hours of a swab being taken, or within
72 hours for a home test.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Provides the testing process and ways to get tested such as a mobile test center.
This answer does not relate specifically to essential workers obtaining a COVID-19 test.

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