Self-tests need accountable follow-up pathways

Agreement: I Agree Body: Dear Editor Coombes' report usefully frames the MHRA proposals as a patient safety response to a rapidly expanding market in direct-to-consumer self-tests.[1] The point that now needs sharper regulatory attention is narrower: when a person buys such a test, the product should make clear who is expected to interpret the result and who carries responsibility for the next step. The linked BMJ studies make this more than a matter of improved wording on a packet.[2,3] Many te