This book is designed to be a source of reference for anyone who practices phlebotomy within the United Kingdom - whether as a trainee or experienced Phlebotomist, Nurse, Midwife or other Allied Healthcare Professional. Each chapter deals with the important facts and techniques in a step by step approach to provide the essentials required to obtain venous blood samples which are truly representative of the patient's condition - free from artefacts and matched to the patient's details. Includes detailed information on current equipment, winged collection sets, tourniquets, blood group and clotting physiology, anatomy of common sampling sites, blood collection tubes and causes of pre-ytical errors. Endorsed by the National Association of Phlebotomists.