{"id":549,"date":"2018-12-13T00:40:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T00:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/wellington\/?page_id=549"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T23:32:01","slug":"specimen-collection-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/wellington\/for-referrers\/specimen-collection-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Specimen Collection Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-b7c561ac-5f83-47a5-a4cd-63727448387c\">Our best practice tips<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/wellington\/for-referrers\/your-practice-support\/specimen-labelling-and-storage\/\">How to&nbsp;complete a test request form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/central\/wellington\/for-referrers\/your-practice-support\/how-to-store-specimens\/\">How to store specimens<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Awanui-Labs-Order-of-Draw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phlebotomy order of draw<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Specimen-Labelling-Chart-September-2023.pdf\">Specimen labelling requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/Swab-Chart-June-2024.pdf\">Swab identification chart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-d15c8d29-187e-446e-8a93-35d5edacb2b9\">Courier pick-ups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Awanui Labs has its own courier network. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Our couriers visit our collection rooms and main hubs regularly to pick up specimens and get them promptly to our testing laboratory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our eleven&nbsp;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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We have controlled environments during transit to ensure specimen integrity is maintained as they travel to the central laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Urgent sample pick-ups can also be arranged for critical tests. &nbsp;Call&nbsp;(04) 471 0878<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laboratory After-hours specimen drop box<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Awanui Labs has a drop box available for patients delivering samples to the laboratory at Wellington Hospital. Patients can deliver here, out of working hours.  The box is located via the Mein Street entrance to Wellington Hospital, refer to instructions on the box when dropping off the specimen. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Serial visit monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Awanui Labs offers a serial testing service for patients who require ongoing regular testing such as when taking medication that needs regular monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will carry out the requested test for up to 12 months (or longer, if requested).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For good medical practice: after six months Awanui Labs sends you a letter asking for any&nbsp;instructions for ongoing testing. We will supply your patient with a new serial testing card after we get your updated instructions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our best practice tips Courier pick-ups Awanui Labs has its own courier network. &nbsp; Urgent sample pick-ups can also be arranged for critical tests. &nbsp;Call&nbsp;(04) 471 0878 Laboratory After-hours specimen drop box Awanui Labs has a drop box available for patients delivering samples to the laboratory at Wellington Hospital. 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