Always discuss your symptoms with a healthcare professional
If you are concerned about your symptoms right now, or are anxious about your health, a self-test may not be appropriate. Don't delay - speak with an appropriate healthcare professional instead.
When self-testing can be useful
Preliminary screening with a regulated self-testing kit can be a useful starting point for a conversation about your symptoms with your doctor, but they are not a substitute for a professional medical diagnosis. A positive or negative test result cannot definitively indicate the presence or absence of a medical condition, and should always be followed up with a discussion about your symptoms with your doctor or an appropriate healthcare professional.
SELFCHECK tests have been designed to be easy to use, and give reliable results when compared to laboratory tests, but it is important that you are aware that no test, even when checked by your hospital lab, will be 100% perfect at diagnosing a specific medical condition by itself.
Because of this, a false positive test result may cause unnecessary worry and further investigations, whilst a false negative result may give you peace of mind, when actually there may be an underlying condition that requires treatment. Your result may also be incorrect if the instructions aren't followed exactly as intended.
Although you may be keen to get a result as quickly as possible, you may wish to speak with your NHS GP first, who can then arrange for appropriate tests if they are needed.
SELFCHECK - quality and reliability
SELFCHECK medical tests are CE certified specifically for self-test use and registered with MHRA. Focused on quality and reliability, SELFCHECK tests are assembled in France by an ISO13485 certified medical device manufacturer which also supplies rapid tests for hospital labs. For transparency about test performance, a dedicated section is provided specifically for healthcare professionals.
For quality assured health checks and professional customer service, order direct from SELFCHECK.