New Harley Street same-day Covid-19 testing service
Harley Street Medical Area’s pharmacy emporium has launched a new same-day and next-day Coronavirus testing service in partnership with The Regenerative Clinic.
The John Bell & Croyden store in Wigmore Street
Designed to rapidly process swab tests to give customers either same-day or next-day results, it is being rolled out from this week in John Bell & Croyden’s store on Wigmore Street.
It will also be made available at their LloydsPharmacy concession within Selfridges’ on Oxford Street.
Alexander Johnston, general manager at John Bell & Croyden, said: ‘We hope that, by offering this to our local community, we can provide additional support to our health workers and expand testing capacity at a critical time of need and hopefully provide reassurance to people as we head into winter.’
The Regenerative Clinic said the speed of return within a central London location will appeal to groups such as individuals, corporates and those who urgently need test results returned for travel and business.
Simon Checkley, it chief executive, said: ‘We recently set up our own private lab to help circumnavigate the backlog that we are seeing across London, and are delighted to partner with John Bell & Croyden to offer customers in the area the fastest turnaround times available when it comes to testing.
‘Predominantly, we wanted to increase the ease of Covid-19 testing for our own existing patients at The Regenerative Clinic. Having experienced some delays in test returns from sending out samples to already very busy laboratories, we decided to take the step of investing in our own facility.
‘This not only eases the burden on approved laboratories which are used for NHS testing, but also gives broader access to first-rate on-site analysis right in the very heart of central London.’
John Bell & Croyden’s private Covid-19 testing service is aimed at those who are not exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms.
The test costs £199 for next-day results and £229 for same-day testing (taken before 12 noon). The service is available in store Monday to Friday. Customers can book online at johnbellcroyden.co.uk