Drug and alcohol testing room by appointment

Employers sending staff for pre-employment or random tests, solicitors and their clients, probation and recovery services, and individuals booking privately.

A fee per test or collection, with extra for urgent appointments, certificates or reports. Agreements with employers, agencies and law firms bring repeat bookings.

• Careful record keeping and procedure
• Discreet, respectful with clients
• Organising bookings and staff
• Basic marketing to local businesses

• Check planning and lease rules for using the premises for testing
• Public liability, professional indemnity and employer's liability insurance if you hire
• Secure storage for samples and records, and UK GDPR duties for health data
• Check whether the work needs any health-related registration, as rules depend on exactly what you do
• Rent is a fixed cost, so test demand with mobile work first

Startup costs are estimated at typically around £3,000 to £12,000, depending on your premises, equipment and how you handle bookings. Monthly revenue is estimated at around £2,000 to £8,000. Test demand with mobile work first, because rent is a fixed cost.

Check whether the work needs any health-related registration, as rules depend on exactly what you do. Also check planning and lease rules for the premises, insurance such as public liability and professional indemnity, and UK GDPR duties for health data.

The estimate is at least about 20 hours a week. Actual hours depend on how many appointments you take and whether you hire staff. You will also need time for secure record keeping and storing samples, and for marketing to local businesses.