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However,&nbsp;Employers should not treat staff who have had a positive antibody test any differently from staff who do not.  This guidance will help them ensure that their testing programmes are as reliable and effective as possible. It covers: <ul>   <li>legislation, regulations and best practice<\/li>   <li>virus and antibody testing<\/li>   <li>how to interpret test results<\/li>   <li>next steps after a positive or negative test<\/li> <\/ul> Important: Employer and third-party healthcare providers wishing to provide a test to staff must not advise individuals without symptoms to get a test from the limited supply offered by the NHS Test and Trace service, but may offer alternative private provision, in accordance with this guidance.  <\/div> <div>Sources:<a>Guidance:&nbsp;Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing: guidance for employers and third-party healthcare providers<\/a>&nbsp;published on 10 September 2020 by the Department of Health and Social Care of&nbsp;UK government<\/div>   <span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>  As the country facing an acute shortage of NHS COVID-19 testing, more employers are shifting to third-part healthcare providers to conduct regular testing for vulnerable workers and frontline workers. 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