Rapid UTI test launched after new figures reveal eight million hours wasted on GP visits costing the NHS nearly £300m every year
newfoundland Launches at-home UTI Self-Test in Tesco Supermarkets Nationwide and Online
London, July 2023:
The UK’s leading provider of self-diagnostic tests, newfoundland, has launched a UTI at-home self-test as new figures show doctors spend 8 million hours a year testing patients.
The cheapest and most effective test on the market is designed to free up busy GPs and save the NHS up to £300m every year.
The UTI test is now on the shelves at Tesco supermarkets and is also available online for patients.
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are responsible for roughly eight million GP visits each year (which equates to £295 million in doctor’s time). The newfoundland UTI pack - containing three tests - retails for £9.87, one-third of the price of its high street competitors.
NHS wait times have been a huge area of concern lately, with recent data suggesting that 40 per cent of those seeking a diagnostic test had to wait more than four weeks, with 13 per cent waiting for over twelve weeks. Through at-home testing, newfoundland can help speed up the process of diagnosis, arming patients with accurate information and taking much-needed pressure off the NHS, ultimately saving time and money for the patient.
The UTI Test is a firm plastic strip onto which leukocyte and nitrites test pads are attached. If the test detects a positive result, the leukocyte test pad should present beige to dark purple, and the nitrites test pad should present uniform pink to red signalling a likely UTI. The results will be available to customers in 1-2 minutes.
For many people, a UTI might be seen as a painful inconvenience, but when left untreated, a UTI can become very serious and even life-threatening. The bladder infection can turn into a kidney infection, which can then result in a more serious infection that moves to the bloodstream.
Adding to their portfolio of fertility, infectious diseases, sexual health, tumour markers and general health tests, the newfoundland UTI test will aim to alleviate significant pressure off the NHS and general practice clinics, being the second most common type of infection to occur in the human body.
Co-founder of newfoundland, Frederick Manduca said: “Ultimately these affordable and accessible at-home tests alleviate pressure off doctors, allowing them to focus on the work they are trained to do, whilst saving money and resources for the NHS.”
