Collection guides

Guide	Summary	Date
Swab guide	Includes all swabs required for collection For further information, see the Test Collection Manual	2020‑06‑11
Tube guide	Includes order of draw For further information, see the Test Collection Manual	2018‑06‑01
COVID-19 swab collection guide	Includes all swabs accepted for COVID-19 swab collection	2021-02-16
Specimen storage guide	Temperatures for storing specimens For further information, see the Test Collection Manual	2018-09-01
Important labelling procedures for Blood Bank specimens	Important labelling procedures for Blood Bank specimens This includes blood group, antibody screen, group & hold and blood for cross matching.	2016-09-01
Tissue specimens	Tissue specimens collected by radiological guidance	2017-08-01
Nasopharyngeal swab collection	Information for clinicians on how to collect a nasopharyngeal swab Suitable for influenza, RSV, parainfluenza, pertussis and any other respiratory virus	2020-02-01
Therapeutic venesection	Information for clinicians on requirements and procedure Referral for therapeutic venesection	2013-05-29
CST collection guide	Cervical Screening Test collection guide for clinicians	2018-12-01

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