Our best practice tips
- How to complete a test request form
- How to store specimens
- Phlebotomy order of draw
- Specimen labelling requirements
- Swab identification chart
- COVID-19 specimen collection sheet
Courier pick-ups
Awanui Labs has its own courier network.
- Our couriers visit our collection rooms and main hubs regularly to pick up specimens and get them promptly to our testing laboratory.
- Our eleven dedicated medical couriers cover, on average, 1,675 km daily around the Greater Wellington region. Every day, they make about 403 pick-ups from referring practices, private hospitals and rest homes.
- We have controlled environments during transit to ensure specimen integrity is maintained as they travel to the central laboratory.
Urgent sample pick-ups can also be arranged for critical tests. Call (04) 471 0878
Laboratory after-hours specimen drop box
Awanui Labs now has a drop box for patients delivering samples for the laboratory to Wellington Hospital. Please instruct patients to use this box rather than taking samples into the main hospital. This box is located via the Mein Street entrance to Wellington Hospital – see Map here
Serial visit monitoring
Awanui Labs offers a serial testing service for patients who require ongoing regular testing such as when taking medication that needs regular monitoring.
Fill out a laboratory request form to enrol your patient in our serial test request database. When the request is approved, we will supply your patient with a handy serial test wallet card.
We will carry out the requested test for up to 12 months (or longer, if requested).
For good medical practice: after 6 months Awanui Labs sends you a letter asking for any instructions for ongoing testing. We will supply your patient with a new serial testing card after we get your updated instructions.