screenme.science verifies antigen self-tests that employees take themselves at home. The test is performed in front of the smartphone camera, the required steps of the procedure are checked, and the screening is tied to the invited participant. For every completed screening you receive a timestamped record, without anyone having to supervise the test on site or by video.
Limitations of unsupervised self-testing
An unsupervised self-test gives an employer only limited assurance. There is no way to know whether the test was actually performed, whether it was performed correctly, or whether the right person performed it. During the pandemic, unsupervised self-tests were in many settings not accepted as proof of testing, while supervised tests were. Supervision costs time, staff and money, and is hard to scale across several sites.
How screenme.science supports your organisation
With screenme.science, employees perform the test at their own location, and the organisation sees in one dashboard which employees have completed a verified screening. Every record carries a date and time and can be viewed and retrieved for audits or internal documentation. screenme.science works with any nasal swab rapid test, of any brand — for example COVID-19, influenza, RSV or combination kits.
Common applications
Employees test before the start of a shift in manufacturing and logistics, and again before returning to a shared workplace after illness. Customer-facing teams test throughout the flu season. Screening can also be required before company events and training sessions.
Voluntary participation and data protection
Participation is voluntary. All data is encrypted and kept only as long as the purpose requires. The data is used only to deliver the screening and is never sold, and recordings and photos are deleted on the schedule in the privacy policy. It does not replace or form part of statutory health surveillance: it is a voluntary screening tool that an organisation can coordinate with its occupational-health service. A verified negative result is not evidence that a person is fit for work, and not evidence that a sickness absence is unfounded. Results are not used for attendance management or disciplinary purposes.
Pricing
screenme.science is available in prepaid packs of 20 to 400 tests. Each pack is paid once, there is no subscription, and unused tests do not expire.
Applications of screenme.science in the workplace
An overview of the capabilities and limitations of verified at-home testing programmes.
- Employee testing at home
- Employee absence and respiratory illness
- The cost of presenteeism to employers
- Screening employees working remotely
- Remote and hybrid workforce health screening
- Managing a workplace screening programme
- Workplace screening policies and participation
- Confidential employee testing and works council consultation
- What a verified negative test does not prove
For more detail on each of these, read the full article: Coughs and colds are the single biggest cause of UK sickness absence. Almost no employer manages them.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I know an employee actually took the test?
Every screening is performed in front of the smartphone camera, the required steps of the procedure are checked, and the screening is tied to the invited participant. You receive a timestamped record for every screening.
Which tests does screenme.science work with?
Any nasal swab rapid test, of any brand — for example COVID-19, influenza, RSV or combination kits.
Do I need extra staff?
No. No supervisor is needed; your coordinators see each participant's screening status in the dashboard.