Patients are required to take three self-test Lateral Flow Tests before being admitted for surgery.
Vital surgeries in one of Northern Ireland's biggest health trusts are being delayed as patients are not doing Covid tests at home, officials say.
"Potentially, theatre is delayed at the very beginning of the list and there is a possibility that patients booked for later on in the list may have to be cancelled because of the theatre capacity."The results of these tests must be registered on the government's self-reporting portal.Previously, patients were asked to attend for a PCR Covid test 72 hours before surgery and also to self-isolate until they were admitted for their surgical procedure.
Instructions on how to carry out and register a LFT are provided to every patient when they are booked for surgery.Other trusts said they have experienced similar problems with a significant number of patients.
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