Horsham parents hit out at ‘ridiculous’ lack of Covid tests in West Sussex

Some say they have been told to travel as far as Scotland to get tested.

One Horsham mum said her daughter was offered a test in Inverness and another was told she could have an appointment in Dundee - and yet another on the Isle of Wight.

They spoke out following reports of a ‘covid test crisis’ in West Sussex.

Kasia Greenwood and her husband Richard suffered a nightmare experience after their daughter started feeling unwell just two days back at her Horsham playgroup last Wednesday.

She went to bed with a cough and high temperature. “My husband and I immediately notified my daughter’s playgroup and my son’s school and started looking for a Covid test,” said Kasia.

But it was the start of an agonising search. “After filling in a tedious online form we were notified that there were no home test kits available and were advised we should book an appointment at a drive-through or walk-through testing site.

“We entered our postcode and there were no appointments available for either of them. This was incredibly frustrating.