Samples arrive in time to test
Direct delivery shortens the gap between collection and analysis, which matters for specimens with a short stability window.
Collect in Kent, delivery arranged anywhere in the UK
Medical & Healthcare Courier in Kent
Specimens due at the lab before it closes? We collect from your clinic, surgery or lab in Kent and drive them direct, signed for at each end.
A record for your governance team
Named handover at both ends gives your lab or governance team a record of who held the consignment and when.
Kept apart from general parcels
Your specimens aren't normally mixed with general parcels or left in a sorting hub, which removes the usual causes of loss and delay.
Help outside clinic hours
Urgent samples and missing kit don't wait for office hours, and you can reach us day or night, every day of the year.
About this service
What our Medical & Healthcare Courier service covers
Specimens that have to reach the lab today, or supplies a ward is waiting for? Same Day Couriers Kent collects from your clinic, surgery, hospital or lab in Kent and drives the consignment direct to the named recipient, carrying correctly packed UN3373 specimens with a signed handover at each end.
What can we carry for you?
Diagnostic specimens such as blood, urine and tissue sent as UN3373, Biological Substance, Category B, plus pathology samples, clinical supplies and equipment. Category A infectious substances (UN2814 or UN2900) follow much stricter rules, so declare them when you enquire rather than booking a routine run. Runs go to hospitals, laboratories and clinics across Kent and into London.
Who packs the specimens?
You do, or your lab. UN3373 specimens are packed to P650: a leakproof primary receptacle, leakproof secondary packaging with enough absorbent for any liquid, and a rigid outer box marked with the UN3373 diamond. The driver checks it’s sealed and marked before accepting it.
How is chain of custody kept?
The driver collects from a named person, signs your transfer paperwork if you use it, keeps the box in their care throughout and hands over to a named recipient. Proof of delivery records that name and the time, and live updates cover the journey in between.
Can your samples travel chilled or frozen?
Yes, at the temperature your packaging holds: ambient, 2 to 8°C with cool packs, or frozen with dry ice. Tell us the requirement and how long the packaging lasts, and we time the run well inside it. Dry ice is a dangerous good in transport, so declare it.
Delivers anywhere in the UK
Where these deliveries often go
What's included
How Medical & Healthcare Courier works
UN3373 specimens carried
We carry diagnostic specimens you’ve packed to P650 and marked UN3373. The driver checks the package is sealed and marked, and keeps it upright and secure.
Signed chain of custody
Collection from a named person, your transfer paperwork signed if you use it, and proof of delivery recording the recipient’s name and time of handover.
Time-critical runs, any hour
Enquiries are answered 24/7, 365 days a year, for urgent samples, out-of-hours pathology and equipment that has to arrive before a list starts.
Your temperature window respected
Tell us if it’s ambient, 2 to 8°C or frozen and how long your packaging holds it. We plan the run to deliver well inside that window.
Our coverage
Kent towns we collect from
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
A UN3373 specimen is a Biological Substance, Category B: a diagnostic sample such as blood, urine or tissue sent for testing that doesn’t meet the Category A criteria. Same Day Couriers Kent carries UN3373 consignments packed by the sender to P650, in triple packaging marked with the UN3373 diamond.
Same Day Couriers Kent delivers to any hospital in Kent, including Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells at Pembury, Darent Valley, Medway Maritime, William Harvey, Kent and Canterbury and QEQM in Margate, and into London to hospitals such as Guy’s and St Thomas’. Give us the department and a named receiver.
Every handover is recorded, from your named sender to the named recipient. The driver signs your transfer paperwork if you use it and keeps the consignment in their care throughout, and proof of delivery shows the recipient’s name and time.
Yes, in insulated packaging you supply, with cool packs for 2 to 8°C or dry ice for frozen. Tell us the temperature and how long the packaging holds it, and declare any dry ice, which is classed as a dangerous good in transport.
Yes, up to £100 as standard on every consignment. If you’re sending equipment or supplies worth more, give us the approximate value when you enquire. Where extra cover can be arranged, we confirm the level and any extra cost before you accept.