National covid-19 testing service launched by Cosmedic Clinic

Dr Martyn and Sharon King, the husband and wife duo behind Cosmedic Clinic, have developed a covid-19 antibody testing service designed for aesthetic clinics in partnership with CST Pharma. 

MyCovid was developed to responding to the huge demand for covid-19 antibody testing in the UK for those who fall outside of the Government’s mass testing programme for essential workers and members of their families showing symptoms. 

Martyn and Sharon at MyCovid want to recruit as many clinics as possible to offer the testing scheme. It uses a finger prick test to detect antibodies IgM and IgG within the sample. IgM levels become positive about seven days after the onset of symptoms, whereas IgG takes about 28 days to peak, explains a press release from MyCovid. “So, by checking both antibody levels, we can determine recent infection, infection within the last three weeks and previous infection.” 

The test shows a result within 15 minutes at an accuracy of more than 92.2%. The result is emailed to the patient via email and text message within the hour with a full explanation and latest Government advice regarding isolation if required. Any positive results will be communicated to the patient’s GP  and Public Health England. 

“The private sector can provide additional assistance to the Government’s scheme by providing mass antibody testing without impacting on important NHS resources,” says the press release. 

“MyCovid… has been set up specifically to provide clinics with a streamlined and effective business model and everything necessary to conduct safe and effective antibody testing through its national clinic locator and booking and reporting system.” 

Clinics will be provided with all of the necessary policies and procedures to run the service in conjunction with their own risk assessment. The patient’s medical history and consent form are completed online and emailed to the clinic. Reporting is carried out via the clinic’s own MyCovid dashboard, where they can also add their availability for testing, as part of the MyCovid website. 

Clinics interested in becoming a testing centre should email clinic@mycovid.co.uk or complete online enquiry. 

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