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Please update your RDS mobile app to version 4.7.1

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.

To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

Men who have sex with only women

Urine (first void) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual
Blood (serology)

Serology for syphilis
HIV antibody testing

Additionally men who are contacts of a female partner with gonorrhoea:

Swab (pharyngeal) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual
Urine (first void) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual

Men who have sex with men

Swabs (pharyngeal and rectal) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual
Urine (first void) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual
Blood (serology)

Syphilis
HIV antibody testing
Hepatitis B core antibody

Women

Swab (vaginal) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual
Blood (serology)
- Syphilis
- HIV antibody testing

Additionally women at elevated risk of gonorrhoea because they:

work in the sex industry
report sexual assault
are contacts of gonococcal infection, or
have been diagnosed with gonorrhoea at an anogenital site

Also require:

Swab (pharyngeal and rectal) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual

TRAK ordering

Test	Trak Search	Specimen Label	Specimen collection
Swab (pharyngeal, rectal, or vaginal) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual	Chlamydia	Chlamydia Gonorrhoea dual (you must change the specimen type depending on the body site)	Specific GC+Chlamydia specimen collection kit
Urine (First void) for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea dual	Chlamydia	Chlamydia Gonorrhoea dual (you must change the specimen type to urine)	Universal container
Blood (Serology) Syphilis	Syphilis	Anti-Treponema IgG antibody (4.9ml Brown Cap tube for serology)
Blood (Serology) HIV antibody testing	HIV	HIV Ag/Ab Antibody screen (4.9ml Brown Cap tube for serology)
Blood (Serology) Hepatitis B core antibody	Hepatitis B	Antibody to Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (4.9ml Brown Cap tube for serology)

For any other queries on which sample containers to send, please follow this link.