{"id":927,"date":"2021-02-16T12:24:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T23:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/taranaki\/?page_id=927"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:26:06","slug":"specimen-collection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/taranaki\/for-referrers\/specimen-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Specimen Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scg.labapps.nz\/#\/TAR\/\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-circular ab-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#427cbf\">Specimen collection guide<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/Awanui-Swab-ID-Guide.pdf\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-circular ab-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#427cbf\">Swab guide<\/a><\/div>\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\">Order of Draw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommended order of draw for blood collection using BD Vacutainers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/10\/Awanui-Labs-Order-of-Draw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Order of Draw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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><em>Please note that samples will be&nbsp;<strong>discarded<\/strong>&nbsp;if they do not meet our labelling criteria.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A<em>&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.<\/em><\/p>\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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