Customers using at-home Blood and DNA tests from MyHealthChecked can now integrate and share their test results through the Patients Know Best (“PKB”) personal health record platform. With this partnership, patients can see all their data stored on PKB through the NHS App, supporting the government’s vision for a single, accessible location for health management.

Available from selected Boots stores and online at Boots.com and Pharmacy2U,  the range of tests from MyHealthChecked provides invaluable insights into health and wellbeing areas and helps customers to take proactive, preventative steps, aligning fully with the UK’s government’s stated shift to a more preventative healthcare model. The range includes tests that assess thyroid function and cholesterol levels, and checks related to health areas like healthy weight, vitamins and minerals, and food intolerances. 

The range has been developed to show parity with standard NHS tests, and uses ISO 15189 – accredited laboratories in line with NHS testing facilities, but that can be used at home. Samples are then posted to UK laboratories where they are analysed. The results are screened before sharing with the patient

With the PKB integration, patients can then choose to see their results in the NHS App. It’s a simple, two-step process: patients simply register for a PKB record and then link it via their MyHealthChecked dashboard.  Their results are then viewable in the NHS App. 

Commenting on the partnership, Penny McCormick, CEO at MyHealthChecked, said: 

“Our partnerships with PKB and UK retailers are integral in helping us support customers to make informed decisions about their health, with the aim of living healthier, and hopefully, for longer.

“For the first time, customers taking one of our at-home Blood or DNA tests will be able to link their test results into their patient record and access these via the NHS App. Through our supply into retailers like Boots and our partnership with PKB, we have achieved an important step in expanding accessibility of our self-test results into a single data-set, empowering patients with insights and advice about their results, with a long-term aim to help ease the pressure on the health system.”

The service is available  for customers wherever PKB is live with the NHS App.  Currently, this is true for 22 of the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in England, and most recently, one Health Board in Wales. 

PKB is citizen-controlled single patient record which integrates data sources from NHS and non-NHS health providers as well as devices and information from the patient themselves.  Last month PKB achieved an all-England launch of GP data integration, a major milestone in their rollout plan to provide patients with access to their data in one place.

Commenting on this national accessibility, Penny added “This is an exciting time for self-testing, but I cannot stress enough that our aim is never to add workload for NHS GPs; rather, by enabling patients’ test results to be visible, they can be discussed, should a patient prompt or it become relevant to a future appointment.”

Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, CEO at Patients Know Best commented: 

“We’re delighted to welcome MyHealthChecked as a partner. With the PKB integration, patients can now have their MyHealthChecked test results alongside all their other health information in one secure place. Importantly, by integrating with PKB, they can not only see these results within the NHS App but can also choose to proactively securely share their test results with their GP or other healthcare professionals.  This fosters informed discussions where needed, and supports accessible, preventive healthcare services from home, reducing pressure on NHS primary care settings.”