Question reference: S5W-28450
- Asked by: Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 16 April 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 June 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the necessary components will be delivered to NHS Western Isles to ensure that tests for COVID-19 can be processed within the islands rather than sent to the mainland.
Answer
All Health Boards in Scotland now have capacity to carry out testing for COVID-19 and in NHS Western Isles this started on 27 April.