{"id":991,"date":"2021-01-06T10:07:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/hawkesbay\/?page_id=991"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:19:53","slug":"specimen-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/hawkesbay\/referrers\/specimen-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Specimen Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Our Specimen Collection Guide is a living document which aims to provide clear guidelines for the collection of the majority of laboratory tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scg.labapps.nz\/#\/HBL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Specimen Collection guide &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blood Collection Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See below for useful information regarding blood collections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Blood-Collection-Guide-Hawkes-Bay.pdf\">Blood Collection Guide<\/a><br>(quick reference of tube requirements for the most common blood tests)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/10\/Awanui-Labs-Order-of-Draw.pdf\">Order of Draw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterburyscl.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/order-of-draw.pdf\"><br><\/a>(recommended order of draw for blood collection)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swab Guides<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on swab collection please see our guides below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/Which-Swab-Hawkes-Bay-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Which Swab Guide<\/a>&nbsp;(which swab to use for which test)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/Storage-of-Microbiology-Specimens.pdf\">Microbiology Specimen Storage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Labelling Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that samples will be&nbsp;<strong>discarded<\/strong>&nbsp;if they do not meet our labelling criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A&nbsp;minimum of two points of identification (e.g.&nbsp;<strong>full name<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>NHI<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>DOB<\/strong>) are required on all specimens and forms to meet regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confidential Requests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to provide patient anonymity it is sometimes necessary to use a confidential ID code.&nbsp; Our recommendation is that you use the universal code as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The first two letters of the surname<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first letter of the given name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M or F (for male\/female)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The DOB (six numbers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example Ann Smith 24\/3\/64 would be code SMAF240364.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When a code is used the NHI should be omitted<\/strong>, otherwise the system will match up the patient details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If a reference number has been allocated for the patient \u2013 write the number in the \u2018Drs Ref\u2019 box on the requisition form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If not using the universal code a minimum of four letters or numbers, or a combination of four letters\/numbers is required, together with the word \u201cCode\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our Specimen Collection Guide is a living document which aims to provide clear guidelines for the collection of the majority of laboratory tests. 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