A 12-infection STI screen using a nurse-collected blood and urine sample rather than a clinic visit, giving reliable results from 14 days after exposure using PCR testing. Aimed at people who want broad, early coverage without attending a clinic.
12 biomarkers as listed by Better2Know.
This nurse kit tests for 12 infections from a combined blood and urine sample: HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, mycoplasma, ureaplasma, trichomonas, gardnerella and herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2. It uses PCR testing, which looks for the infections directly, giving reliable results from 14 days after a potential exposure. A nurse or your own practitioner collects the blood sample, and you collect the urine sample yourself, with both posted to the lab together.
Within its comparison group of broad STI screens, this listing scores well for clinical depth, matching the group's median of 12 infections, and it scores well on price too, coming in below the £495 group median. That said, LetsGetChecked's Complete 11 (£199, 10 infections) and Randox Health's Complete STI Screen (£227, 14 infections) are both cheaper again. It scores moderately for collection convenience, since a nurse visit still needs arranging, and it loses marks on results and follow-up, since a doctor does not routinely review your result unless it is positive.
Provider-level trust signals here include a 4.2 Trustpilot score from 775 reviews, CQC registration, and 18-plus years trading since 2008.
This suits people who want the same broad, 14-day PCR-based STI coverage as Better2Know's clinic screen but would rather arrange a nurse visit than attend a clinic, and who want a better price than Better2Know's own clinic-based version within this comparison group. If price is the main priority, LetsGetChecked's Complete 11 (£199) and Randox Health's Complete STI Screen (£227) both undercut this test significantly, though it is worth checking their collection method and testing window before assuming they are directly equivalent.
If you test positive for any infection, Better2Know arranges a consultation with a doctor to discuss treatment or referral to a specialist service.
This nurse kit includes tubes for a blood sample plus a urine collection container. A nurse or your own practitioner takes the blood sample, which Better2Know can arrange for an extra fee, and you collect the urine sample yourself; both must be posted to the laboratory together for PCR analysis of all 12 infections. Results are typically available within about 3 days of the samples arriving, viewed through your online patient area. The provider does not state that a doctor reviews your result as standard; if any infection is detected, Better2Know arranges a doctor consultation.
This nurse-kit screen tests for the same 12 infections as Better2Know's clinic-based Early Platinum Screen, using PCR testing from 14 days after exposure, for £349. That is below the £495 median for its comparison group of broad STI screens, though LetsGetChecked's Complete 11 (£199) and Randox Health's Complete STI Screen (£227) are both cheaper still.
The listing publishes a detailed description, the full biomarker list, a stated turnaround, clear collection options, the sample type; it does not state what the report looks like.
12 biomarkers against a median of 12 across the 10 tests in its comparison group.
A blood sample taken at home by a visiting nurse or phlebotomist; with a venous or clinic option as well; a home nurse visit is offered; results in around 3 days, slower than similar tests.
Results are not doctor-reviewed and no consultation is included; the provider does not describe the report format.
Trustpilot 4.2 from 775 reviews; CQC registered; trading 18+ years.
£349.00 against a comparison-group median of £495.00 (-29%).
Calculated 13 September 2026 from the facts we hold about this test and provider, using our published scoring formula. Scores are not hand-edited.
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Cheapest full STI screen in this comparison group
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Cheapest Better2Know option covering all 12 STI markers
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Home kit version saves £196 for identical coverage
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