What is CertifyMe?
Healthcare can feel unsafe when you have to explain yourself every time.
CertifyMe helps you prepare, document and share your care preferences before an appointment, so clinicians know how to support you — without making you repeat painful details.
Create your profile
Add your care preferences, accessibility needs and appointment boundaries — in your own words, at your own pace.
Choose what to share
Send only what feels relevant, using a secure link or QR code. You decide what clinicians see, every time.
Feel more prepared
Arrive with your needs clearly documented before the appointment begins. No repeating. No re-explaining.
The Problem
The healthcare system was not built with survivors in mind.
Every day, people walk into healthcare appointments carrying trauma that clinicians cannot see. Without the right tools, these experiences remain invisible — leading to missed signals, repeated distress, and disengagement from essential care.
1 in 4
women in the UK have experienced sexual violence
68%
of survivors avoid healthcare appointments due to fear of re-traumatisation
4 mins
average GP consultation time — not enough for complex needs
82%
of clinicians want better tools for trauma-informed care
For Survivors
More control before, during and after care.
CertifyMe puts you in control of every healthcare interaction. Document your needs once — and arrive prepared, without having to explain yourself from scratch every time.
Feel safer
Know that your clinician understands your needs before you walk through the door.
Communicate without speaking
Share sensitive information digitally instead of repeating it verbally.
Control what is shared
You decide exactly what information is visible and to whom.
Reduce appointment re-traumatisation
Prepare at your own pace from the comfort of your own space.
Stay private
Your data is encrypted and you can revoke access at any time.
Be seen as a whole person
Help clinicians understand your context, not just your symptoms.
For Healthcare Providers
Clearer patient preferences. Safer consultations. Better prepared care.
CertifyMe gives clinicians structured, consent-based patient preferences before consultations — so you arrive informed, not asking patients to repeat painful histories.
"Having access to patient preferences before the appointment completely changed how I could prepare. It's the kind of tool the NHS should be building into every pathway."
— GP, South London
Support trauma-informed care
Receive structured patient preferences before consultations, enabling truly person-centred care.
Save consultation time
Arrive at each appointment already informed — reducing time spent gathering sensitive history.
Improve patient experience
Patients feel heard and respected when their needs are acknowledged proactively.
Encourage healthcare engagement
Reduce DNA rates by creating a safer environment that patients want to return to.
Identify reasonable adjustments
Quickly understand accessibility and communication needs to meet your duty of care.
Privacy & Trust
Built around consent, not convenience.
Sensitive health information deserves more than a checkbox. Here is how we protect yours.
Special category data — handled with care
Under UK GDPR, health data, sex life data and sexual orientation data are classified as special category data. CertifyMe applies explicit consent, data minimisation and purpose limitation to every record we process.
You control every disclosure
Nothing is shared without your explicit action. You choose what to include in each share link, and access can be revoked instantly. CertifyMe never sells, analyses or shares your data with third parties.
Built for UK GDPR compliance
We follow ICO guidance on lawful basis, data subject rights, and storage limitation. You have the right to access, correct, export or delete your data at any time.
Clinical safety awareness
CertifyMe is being developed with awareness of NHS DCB0129 clinical safety standards. We maintain a clinical safety case and are committed to transparent governance as the platform grows.
Preparing for your appointment
Practical resources designed with and for survivors — to help you feel safer, more prepared, and more in control before, during, and after every healthcare visit.
Preparation guides
In-depth articles to help you feel ready
Quick tips for your visit
Simple things that can make a real difference
Plan your journey
Map your route in advance. Knowing where to park, where the entrance is, and how long it takes reduces morning-of anxiety.
Bring a trusted person
A friend, partner, or advocate can sit with you, take notes, and step in if you feel overwhelmed during the appointment.
Write it down beforehand
List your symptoms, questions, and concerns on paper or in your phone. It is okay to hand the list to the clinician.
Know you can pause or stop
You have the right to pause or end any examination, at any moment, for any reason. You do not need to explain yourself.
Request accommodations
Ask for a longer appointment, a specific gender of clinician, the door left open, or a specific positioning — whatever helps you feel safer.
Plan a grounding ritual
Identify one or two grounding techniques (breathing, holding a small object, listening to music) you can use in the waiting room.
What to bring checklist
A printable checklist for your appointment day
Tap each item to check it off as you prepare.
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Essentials
Comfort
People
Logistics
One last reminder: You are the expert on your own body and experience. Nothing on this list is more important than what helps you feel safe. Trust yourself.
Founder's Story
"I built this because I needed it to exist."
CertifyMe was born from lived experience. As a survivor navigating the healthcare system, I found myself having to repeat traumatic information at every appointment — to receptionists, nurses, doctors, specialists — with no way to communicate my needs in advance.
With a background in healthcare communications and digital health, I knew there had to be a better way. CertifyMe is that better way.
This platform is built with the care, sensitivity and rigour that survivors deserve. It is not a tick-box exercise — it is a fundamental shift in how healthcare listens.
Founder & CEO, CertifyMe
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Early Access
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