Changes to blood tubes

June 17, 2021

The Black Country Pathology Services are in the process of standardising processes across SWB, Dudley Group NHS Hospital Foundation Trust, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust and Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

This will require the standardisation of blood tubes across the four Trusts listed above. Therefore, from Monday 5 July there will be some changes to the blood tubes ordered. The main changes colleagues will see is the change from a push cap to screw cap tube for the majority of tubes together with some volume changes.

Below are two documents showing:

1. SWB Tube change which details the changes
2. BCPS Vacuette chart which details the order of draw for future reference

Please continue to utilise existing stocks and order new stock codes when required.

For more information please email michelleharris3@nhs.net.