The Government have laid out how personal assistants working in adult social care in England can access weekly COVID-19 testing. 

NHS Test and Trace is making weekly COVID-19 testing available to personal assistants working in adult social care in England. 

For testing purposes, a ‘personal assistant’ is someone who is directly employed by an individual (or self employed) to provide care and support to enable them to live as independently as possible. This care could include support in the home, or to go out into the community.

Coronavirus testing for personal assistants: Guidance