Description
Manage a COVID screening programme in your organisation - we can support you 24/7.
This option provides you with everything you need to set up your screening programme and allows your employees or members to access our testing service on an individual basis. This features our standard home testing kit service, which you can purchase in bulk. Provide a kit to your employee or team member if they are suffering symptoms, isolating, travelling or for screening.
Each kit comes with optional, individual prepaid postal returns bags for return to us via priority postbox.
How does the process work?
- Place your order before 2pm for same day shipping via DPD. Orders are dispatched and delivered 7 days per week. Not going to be in? Once dispatched, you can edit your delivery address to pick your order up from any Rowlands Pharmacy, Morrisons, Homebase or Matalan.
- Receive order and distribute kits to staff.
- Staff take the test as required.
- Staff register the kit through our online portal and post the prepaid test back to our lab via a priority postbox. See further details about sample returns by visiting our returns page.
- Sample received in the Laboratory. Result provided by email typically within 24-48* hours to the registered email address.
Next Generation Test
The laboratory multiplex RT-qPCR kit uses proven primer and probe sequences targeting two different genes from SARS-CoV-2 (assay N1 and assay E) and an internal human control (assay RP). This internal human control ensures that a sufficient quantity of human genetic material has been collected during the sampling process and reduces the risk of false negatives from poorly sampled or unused swabs. The primer and probe sequences have been previously defined by the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) and have been extensively validated for the detection of COVID-19.
- CE-IVD certified test, independently validated by the Department of Health and Social Care
- Test Specificity 99.3%
- Test Sensitivity 98.4%
Kit Contents
(per test purchased)
- CE-IVD marked Sterile Swab and Specimen tube (containing virus inactivating transport medium).
- Barcode labels
- 95 kPa Biohazard transport bag and all return packaging materials in accordance with P650 for UN3373 shipments of category B infectious substances.
- Laboratory testing via CE-IVD approved test carried out by Honeyman Group Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical and healthcare laboratory. Result within 24-48 hours from receipt of sample at the laboratory.
- Each kit includes a prepaid Royal Mail TRACKED 24 bag which, through posting in a priority post box, Royal Mail aims to deliver back to us the next working day (see Royal Mail website for further details, their terms of service and service status). Where time is more critical, we suggest returning the sample via one of our drop box locations (no additional cost), arranging one of our dedicated door to door couriers (for additional cost) or the customer can make their own arrangements. In any case, we provide no guarantee and are not liable for any delays or costs due to late return of kits to the laboratory.
- Full instructions
- COVID-free travel certificate provided as standard - see example in images above.
What is the test kit for?
This test kit provides quick and easy COVID-19 screening of individuals
How does the test work?
The patient is required to provide a swab sample from the back of the throat, tonsils and nose. This swab is placed in inactivating transport media (meaning that should your sample contain COVID, the virus would be inactivated for safe transport).
The laboratory will then carry out the test using a CE-IVD testing kit to determine the outcome of the sample.
Product Terms & Conditions
Assured Screening, a trading name of Honeyman Group Ltd provides screening on a best endeavours basis using test kits approved for use in the UK and Europe. Testing provides a historic, momentary result. An individuals health status can change between sampling and reporting of result. All results are based on the sample specimen provided and do not take into account any clinical assessment or patient diagnosis. It is therefore imperative to closely follow sampling instructions and ensure a good quality of specimen collection. Specimens of poor quality may fail processing or provide inconclusive results on test instruments. These will not be refunded. In such cases it is advised that the individual purchase a new test kit for a retest.
*Assured Screening prides itself on speedy sample turnaround and aims to provide these results within 24-48 hours of receipt of sample specimen however accepts no liability in the event of a testing delay.
All shipping and transport is provided by third parties (Royal Mail/DPD) for which Honeyman Group is not responsible or liable for delay, loss or damage to tests.
This test is designed as a screening test for both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals and groups. In the event of a positive result and/or displaying symptoms of COVID-19, please follow current government guidelines. Positive results will be passed to PHE for feeding into the NHS track and trace system.
Due to the constantly changing rules and regulations, individuals are responsible to assess the suitability of this test, as well as the returns options against the test requirements for their airline/destination country. Assured Screening is unable to provide any advice or guidance with regards to acceptance criteria for airlines/countries and accepts no liability for this.
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT FOR RESALE. COVID TESTS CAN ONLY BE SUPPLIED BY COMPANIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. ANY RESOLD PRODUCTS WITHOUT LICENSE WILL NOT BE TESTED OR REFUNDED.
Returns
If the kit has already been posted to you, you would need to return the unused test kit to us within 28 days of the purchase date so that we could register the test as spoiled. We are able to refund you the laboratory process fee but would need to deduct the cost of the spoiled kit (cost of £25). You would therefore receive a partial refund once we have received the returned kit, together with your order reference number. Once a test has been submitted to the laboratory or returns network, it will be processed upon receipt and is non-refundable.